Increasing awareness on climate change, the scale of the challenges involved, and the pressing need to prepare for a post-petrol future have prompted most of the world’s developed countries to step up the research, trialling and deployment of transport systems that use more energy-efficient and less petrol fuel-dependent vehicles. In response to the second objective on petrol dependency, electric power offers a potentially groundbreaking solution, provided that the production supply chain does not emit too much CO2. Objective Electromobility+ is a contribution of 13 European countries and regions to the European Green Cars Initiative. The initiative aims at the creation of long-lasting conditions for the development of electric mobility in Europe on the horizon of 2025. Within Electromobility+ the involved national and regional authorities bring together €20 million of public funding. In the framework of the proposed ERA-NET Plus the European Commission may contribute to the funding of trans-national projects with a maximum of up to €10 million. Key Dimensions The transnational call Electromobility+ is structured in five thematic key dimensions:
- Energy and environmental policy approach
- Usage patterns, economic models, actors involved
- Technical dimensions of the recharging systems
- Testing, trials and normative standards
- Technology based Innovation
Countries and regions involved The trans-national call Electromobility+ is addressed to transnational research consortia of the involved countries/regions: France, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Turkey, Flanders (Belgium), Piedmont (Italy), Andalusia (Spain). For further information please refer to the Guide for Applicants and the national/regional contact points mentioned therein. The Guide for Applicants is available at http://www.transport-era.net/electromobility.html Electronic Proposal Submission System An Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS) will be available in early January 2011 via the Electromobility+ webpage. Call Closure Proposals have to be submitted electronically via EPSS: 31.03.2011 at 17:00 (Brussels local time) An Information and Brokerage event will take place on 13 January 2011 in Cologne. A registration form for the Information & Brokerage event is available http://www.transport-era.net/electromobility.html