EC effort on electromobility in Europe

Date: 1/3/2010

Source: thinking highways

The EVA (Electric Vehicles for Advanced cities) consortium answered the call for proposals for an integrated EU demonstration project on electromobility published last July by the European Commission as part of the Green Car Initiative for economic recovery. The EVA, consisting of 19 European cities and regions, 17 major European vehicle manufacturers and 12 European electricity providers, together with leading research and IT organisations and companies, have submitted a project proposal coordinated by the city of Rotterdam on the deployment of electromobility across Europe.

The project aims to contribute to an increased number of electric vehicles on European roads. EVA will address the challenge of placing electric vehicles in the urban environment to support an efficient and sustainable urban mobility system integrating all modes of transport.  If the proposed project goes ahead, it will result in a trial involving over 9,000 electric vehicles and 14,000 charging points.

The proposal offers the opportunity of demonstrating different vehicle-to-grid interaction scenarios and maintenance facilities. The project would also accelerate development of smart grids for electromobility and a common platform for related ICT services.

ITS Radar International will watch for developments in EVA

Key words: Environment, European Commission, Policy, Project