We would like to thank the Rector of Bursa Uludağ University, Prof. Dr. FERUDUN YILMAZ, and the senior management of our university, as well as all the consortium members of the BATEG platform for their support and contributions in the referee evaluation meeting. The TÜBİTAK 1004 High Technology Platform 'BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES (BATEG)' 3rd and 4th Period Referee Evaluation Meeting was successfully held under the coordination of Project Coordinator Prof. Dr. Gökhan SEVİLGEN, hosted by Bursa Uludağ University.

The meeting started with the presentation of the physical infrastructure and capabilities of the 'BATEG Excellence Center Laboratory' located in the 'Dr. Arif Ağaoğlu Advanced Technology and Engineering Laboratories' Building to the referee panel and TÜBİTAK officials.

The meeting was attended by Prof. Dr. Necmettin KAYA, Prof. Dr. Fatih KARPAT, Prof. Dr. Alper ÖZALP from Bursa Uludağ University, Prof. Dr. Murat Kadri AKTAŞ, Prof. Dr. Erdem ACAR from TOBB Economics and Technology University, Prof. Dr. Abdullah Tuğrul SEYHAN from Eskişehir Technical University, Dr. Türev SARIKURT, Project Coordinator from TÜBİTAK Rail Transportation Technologies Institute, Dr. Enes KURTULUŞ, Project Coordinator from Coşkunöz Metal Form Inc., Mesut KAYA, Project Coordinator from Coşkunöz Mould Machine R&D Center, Görkem ÖZÇELİK, Project Coordinator from ASAŞ R&D Center, Artunç SARI, and TÜBİTAK officials. During the meeting, technical presentations prepared by project stakeholders were evaluated together.