The conference site, Hangzhou, has enjoyed a prosperous history for over 2200 years. Formerly the national capital of China, it is currently the provincial capital of Zhejiang. Hangzhou is one of the most renowned and delicate Chinese cities, and is listed as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage site. In September 2016, just prior to VPPC2016, Hangzhou was proud to host the G20 Summit. During VPPC2016, participants were amazed by the beauty and culture of Hangzhou.

This year marks the third time VPPC was held in China, where the pace of development and commercialization of electric vehicles is accelerated. Hangzhou serves as a great example in China for new energy buses, taxis and passenger cars. Consequently, VPPC2016 aimed to promote clean technologies for future transportation systems, not just in China but all countries around the world.

VPPC2016 received 396 digests (3–5 pages in length) from 23 countries and regions, finally accepted 245 full papers, thanks to the great contribution of the 38 track chairs and special session chairs, and 305 reviewers. Papers were scheduled in 12 regular track lecture sessions and 6 special sessions, as well as in 5 dialogue sessions. Topics of the regular tracks included:

• Energy Storage and Generation Components and Systems
• Power Electronics, Motor Drives and Electric Power Systems
• Vehicular Electronics and Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Control and Energy Management of Transportation Systems
• Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Transportation Systems
• Charging Systems and Infrastructures

Special session topics were:

• Contactless Charging for Electric Vehicles
• EMC Issues in Electric Vehicles
• Reliability and Durability Improvement of the Fuel Cell Systems in FCEV
• Energy Management of Electrical Hybrid Energy Sources for Zero Emission Vehicles
• EMR and Other Graphical Descriptions
• Higher Education for Electric Vehicles and its Power and Propulsion

VPPC2016 also organized 3 tutorials presented by:

• Prof. Alain Bouscayrol and Dr. Ali Castiangs
• Prof. Z. Q. Zhu, and Prof. Daniel Hissel
• Prof. Marie-Cécile Pera

Six keynote speeches were delivered by

• Prof. C.C. Chan
• Dr. Grzegorz Ombach
• Prof. Elena Lomonova
• Mr. Kimimori Hamada
• Prof. David Stone
• Dr. Zhengwei Zhao

Two industry technical reports were presented by Qualcomm and Wolong Electric, covering all aspects related to new technologies in vehicle power and propulsion. And in addition, 10 industry exhibitions were arranged. VPPC2016 hosted 246 registered participants, thanks to contribution of 27 local volunteer staff and 37 students from the College of Electrical Engineering at ZJU, as well as 62 on-site session chairs.

During VPPC2016, VTS President Javier Gozálvez and Prof. Loïc Boulon introduced new events of the IEEE VTS to the audience, whilst Prof. Alain Bouscayrol introduced the policy of submitting extended papers to journals. Prof. Paulo Pereirinha presented certificates for the 3 Best Paper Award winners.

After the conference, nearly 40 attendees went on a technical tour hosted by Wolong Electric, the largest producer of electrical machines and drives in China, and an organizing partner of the conference.

Participants acknowledged that IEEE VPPC2016 was a fantastic event in its technical content, industry exhibitions, social activities, delicious food, and many other aspects.

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