2012 Calls for the European Green Cars Initiative
The third round of calls (2012 calls) of the PPP European Green Cars Initiative was published on 20 July 2011 covering aspects of the Transport and ICT themes of the 7th Framework Programme. The ICT topics have already been published in 2010, part of them are now being called. In order to facilitate the participation of interested stakeholders in the European Green Cars Initiative and particularly in this call VDI/VDE-IT, EPoSS and ICT4FEV will jointly organize a Strategy and Networking Event for which registration is now open.
The following topics have been called within the third round of calls:
(a) Materials for Green Cars (NMP theme and Joint call)
GC.NMP.2012-1
Innovative automotive electrochemical storage applications based on
nanotechnology
(Joint Call by NMP, Transport and Environment Themes: GC.NMP.2012-2, GC.SST.2012.1-1, GC.ENV.2012-6.6.3)
Call Identifier: FP7-2012-GC-MATERIALS
Indicative Budget: 35 Million Euro
(b) Sustainable Surface Transport (SST) sub-theme of Transport theme
GC.SST.2012.7.1-3 European strategy for rare materials and their possible substitution
GC.SST.2012.7.1-4 Modelling 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)
Call Identifier: FP7-SST-2012-RTD-1
Indicative Budget: 37.04 Million Euro
GC.SST.2012.7.1-7 Demonstration of urban freight Electric Vehicles for clean city logistics
Call Identifier: FP7-TRANSPORT-2012-MOVE-1
(c) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) theme (Topics e-h)
GC-ICT-2011.6.8 ICT for the fully electric vehicle
The following topics are being called now:
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"
Call Identifier: FP7-2012-ICT-GC
Indicative Budget: 30 Million Euro
Deadline for submission of proposals: 1 December 2011
2012 Cooperation Work Programme Annexe 5: Recovery Package - Public Private Partnership Initiatives
Calls will be published on the European Commission's portal for research, CORDIS: http://cordis.europa.eu/

