I'm here this morning at the Plug-In 2008 Conference & Exposition. This is actually my first stop of a very long day that will take me from downtown San Jose to MemCon in Santa Clara and finally the AlwaysOn Summit in Stanford.

This is typically the kind of day when I wish I had a hybrid or even better... an all-electric car or PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). The person who found that acronym must be either a genius or had a lot of time to waste!

Anyway, the Plug-In Conference main focus is to look at technologies (engine, drive-train, batteries...) that will help "electrify" a vehicle i.e. a car, SUV, truck or a van and recharge it using the standard utility grid. The highlight of the event will be former Intel chairman and CEO, Andy Grove, keynote presentation later today. More to come!