European Green Cars Initiative

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The European Commission has the tendering of the first stage of the European on 30 July 2009 Initiative Green Cars (EGCI) published. The aim is to promote research and development in the field of safe, efficient and environmentally friendly mobility, in particular electromobility and the technologies and infrastructures required for it. The cross-sectional initiative is being implemented jointly by all the relevant directorates-general (research, information and media society, transport and energy, environment, companies) as a public-private partnership (PPP) and has additional funding totaling EUR 500 million. Around 108 million euros of this will go into the first stage of the tenders. In implementing the initiative, the European Commission is being advised by an ad-hoc Industrial Advisory Group, which includes members of the European technology platforms ERTRAC, EPoSS and SmartGrids as well as representatives from the logistics industry. In addition to its advisory activities, this Advisory Group organizes expert workshops together with the European Commission, e. B. on the subject of batteries and has drawn up a roadmap of European industry.

More than 80 projects are currently being implemented in the course of the EGCI, some of which have already been completed and their results have been published.

Funding priorities

The focus of funding is on key technologies and components for electric vehicles. Topics are:

  • Materials, technologies and processes for electro-chemical energy storage
  • Electrical machines, auxiliary units, range extenders (Raxtender), integration of energy storage devices, vehicle concepts
  • Increases in efficiency, safety and electrical architecture of electric vehicles
  • Demonstration projects

Tenders

First round

On July 30, 2009, the first round of tenders was published. The relevant sections of the work programs are:

  • GC.SST.2010.7-1 to 7-7 "European Green Cars Initiative - RTD Pillar" in the Sustainable Surface Transport (SST) work program. Call Identifier: FP7-SST-2010-RTD-1
  • GC.SST.2010.7-8 "Green Cars - Integrated EU demonstration Project on Electromobility" in the Sustainable Surface Transport (SST) work program. Call Identifier: FP7-TRANSPORT-2010-TREN-1
  • GC.SST.2010.7-9 "Materials, Technologies and Processes for Sustainable Automotive Electrochemical Storage Applications" in the work program Sustainable Surface Transport (SST). Call Identifier: FP7-2010-GC-ELECTROCHEMICAL-STORAGE
  • GC.ICT.2010.10-3 "ICT for the Fully Electric Vehicle" in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) work program. Call Identifier: FP7-2010-ICT-GC

The deadline for project applications was January 14, 2010 (November 3, 2009 for the ICT work program).

The first funded project Information and Communication Technologies for the Full Electric Vehicle (ICT4FEV), which started on May 1, 2010, focuses on technologies to increase the efficiency, functionality and usefulness of electric vehicles. It is a Coordination Action (CA) that aims to coordinate European R&D activities in the field of key technologies for the electric vehicle. To this end, the project will develop proposals for R&D priorities and promote the formation of an expert network. In addition, a European organization ("think tank") for electromobility is to be set up.

Second round

The calls for tenders for the second round of the European Green Cars Initiative were published on July 20, 2010. They cover the following topics:

(a) Joint NMP, Transport and Environment Call

  • GC.NMP.2011-1 "Advanced eco-design and manufacturing processes for batteries and electrical components" (together with GC.ENV.2011.3.1.3-1, GC.SST.2011.7.7)
  • GC.ENV.2011.3.1.3-2 "Operational guidance for Life Cycle Assessment studies of the European Green Cars Initiative"

(b) Sustainable Surface Transport (SST) sub-theme of Transport theme

  • GC.SST.2011.7-1 "Specific safety issues of electric vehicles"
  • GC.SST.2011.7-2 "Integrated thermal management"
  • GC.SST.2011.7-3 "Efficient long distance transport - waste heat recovery"
  • GC.SST.2011.7-4 "Urban- interurban shipments"
  • GC.SST.2011.7-5 "Integrated intermodal traveler services"
  • GC.SST.2011.7-6 "Capability of improving and exploiting capacity"
  • GC.SST.2011.7-8 "ERA-Net Plus 'Electromobility'"
  • GC.SST.2011.7-9 "Efficient long distance transport - future power train concepts"
  • GC.SST.2011.7-10 "Architectures for Light Duty Vehicles for urban freight transport"
  • GC.SST.2011.7-11 "E-freight solutions and supply chain management"

(c) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) theme

  • GC-ICT-2011.6.8 "ICT for the fully electric vehicle" (for 2011 and 2012)

The total amount of the funding amounts to 100 million euros, the deadline for applications was December 2nd, 2010.

Third round

The calls for tenders for the third round of the European Green Cars Initiative were published on July 20, 2011. They cover the following topics:

(a) Materials for Green Cars (NMP theme and Joint call)

  • GC.NMP.2012-1 "Innovative automotive electrochemical storage applications based on nanotechnology"
  • FP7-2012- MATERIALS FOR GREEN CARS Innovative advanced lightweight materials for the next generation of environmentally-friendly electric vehicles

Joint Call by NMP, Transport and Environment Themes:

  • GC.NMP.2012-2, GC.SST.2012.1-1, GC.ENV.2012-6.6. "Innovative advanced lightweight materials for the next generation of environmentally-friendly electric vehicles"

(b) Sustainable Surface Transport (SST) sub-theme of Transport theme

  • GC.SST.2012.7.1-2 "Smart infrastructures and innovative services for electric vehicles in the urban grid and road environment"
  • GC.SST.2012.7.1-3 "European strategy for rare materials and their possible substitution"
  • GC.SST.2012.7.1-4 "Modeling and testing for improved safety of alternatively-powered vehicles"
  • GC.SST.2012.7.1-5 "Integration and optimization of range extenders on Electric Vehicles"
  • GC.SST.2012.7.1-6 "Advanced energy simulation and testing for Fully Electric Vehicles (FEV)"
  • GC.SST.2012.7.1-7 "Demonstration of urban freight Electric Vehicles for clean city logistics"

(Attention: GC.SST.2012.7.1-7 opens in December 2011)

(c) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) theme (Topics eh)

  • GC-ICT-2011.6.8 "ICT for the fully electric vehicle"
  • GC-ICT-2011.6.8e "Electric Drives and Electric Components"
  • GC-ICT-2011.6.8f "Integration of the FEV in the Cooperative Transport Infrastructure"
  • GC-ICT-2011.6.8g "Functional Safety and Durability"
  • GC-ICT-2011.6.8h "Coordination and Support Action FEV made in Europe"

The total volume of the funding amounted to 102.04 million euros, the deadline for applications was December 1, 2011.

Fourth round

The calls for tenders for the fourth round of the European Green Cars Initiative were published on July 10, 2012. They cover the following topics:


(a) Materials for Green Cars (NMP theme)

  • GC.NMP.2013-1 "Improved materials for innovative aging resistant batteries"

Call Identifier: FP7-2013-GC-MATERIALS

Budget: 20 million euros

The application deadline was December 4, 2012.


(b) Sustainable Surface Transport (SST) sub-theme of Transport theme

  • GC.SST.2013-1 "Feasibility analysis and technological development of on-road charging for long term electric vehicle range extension"
  • GC.SST.2013-2 "Next generation electric motors"
  • GC.SST.2013-3 "Future light urban electric vehicles"
  • GC.SST.2013-5 "Configurable and adaptable truck"
  • GC.SST.2013-6 "High efficiency energy conversion for future heavy duty transport"
  • GC.SST.2013-7 "Technical and operational connectivity in intermodal freight transport"

Call Identifier: FP7- SST-2013-RTD-1

Budget: 38.95 million euros

The application deadline was November 14, 2012.

  • GC.SST.2013-4 "Demonstration of electric buses as urban public transport"

Call Identifier: FP7-TRANSPORT-2013-MOVE-1

Budget: 25 million euros

The application deadline was November 14, 2012.


(c) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) theme

  • GC-ICT-2013.6.7 "Electro-mobility"
  • GC-ICT-2013.6.7a "Advanced System Architecture for FEV"
  • GC-ICT-2013.6.7b "Comprehensive Energy Management"
  • GC-ICT-2013.6.7c "Coordination and support actions"

Call Identifier: FP7-2013-ICT-GC

Budget: 40 million euros

The application deadline was December 4, 2012

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joint EC / EPoSS / ERTRAC Expert Workshop 2010 "Electric Vehicle Batteries Made in Europe" ( Memento from July 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ European Roadmap Electrification of Road Transport ( Memento from January 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ List ( memento of May 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) of the projects that have already started