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.