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Public-Private Partnership European Green Cars Initiative
- One of the three Public Private Partnerships (PPP) for research and
development (R&D), first launched in 2009.
- Objective is to support R&D on technologies and infrastructures
that are essential for energy efficiency and the use of renewable
energy sources in road transport.
- Main focus is on the electrification of cars, however research
topics also include long-distance trucks, and logistics.
- A total of one billion Euro is made available jointly by the
European Commission and the industry through R&D projects in the
7th Framework Programme
- An industrial advisory group was established as a high-level forum
for a strategic dialogue between the European Commission and the
involved industrial sectors.
- Due to the horizontal character of the topic, various services of
the European Commission are involved.
- Industry is represented by members the European Technology
Platforms ERTRAC, EPoSS, and SmartGrids as well as other
stakeholders.
- Three rounds of annual calls for proposals have been launched since
July 2009
- More than 50 collaborative research projects have been
started.
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