18.03.2015, Gelsenkirchen

Milestone meeting: "Customer integration in the innovation process"

The first milestone meeting of the joint project KIE-lab, “Customer integration in the innovation process – the key to social acceptance of electro mobility”, to place in the Gelsenkirchen Science Park. The milestone meeting provided a platform for project KIE-Lab to present the preliminary results of research on the topic and the successes of custom integrated development in the field of electric mobility.

Dr. Franck Dubois, from the University of Dijon, delivered a presentation on the current situation regarding electro mobility in France. Dr. Frederic Rudolph from the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, then laid out the necessary steps, from a political perspective, for the development of sustainable mobility. Ernesto Ruge complemented the presentation of Dr. Rudolph by talking about regional activities in the field of electric mobility - Ruhrmobil-E, thereby ensuring that the audience a comprehensive picture of electro mobility.

To conclude the meeting the barriers for electric mobility as well as a possible bridge services were discussed together at the podium. Both the number of guests and the KIE-Lab team gave input to this, giving the meeting positive conclusion.