ICT for Electric Mobility at a glance
"ICT for Electric Mobility" is a support programme operated by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology in interdepartmental cooperation with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Within the framework of a nation-wide technology competition, seven projects were selected that by 2011 will develop prototypes and economically viable solutions for the use of ICT in electric mobility systems. A total of 47 companies and scientific research institutes are involved in the winning projects. The projects focus chiefly on (i) ICT-based charging, control, and billing infrastructures for various vehicle types and (ii) effective business models, services and potential standards that can be developed to fit these infrastructures.
ICT for Electric Mobility at a glance
The Economics Ministry is providing the projects with 45.5 million euros in funding for the 2009-2011 period, and the Environment Ministry is providing 9.5 million euros in funding. In this way, the Economics and Environment Ministries are providing the financial impetus for a total of over 100 million euros in investment that will support the implementation of Germany's National Development Plan for Electric Mobility.
The seven model projects of the ICT for Electric Mobility programme are:
eE-Tour Allgäu
Efficient electric mobility and tourism
e-mobility
ICT-based integration of electric mobility into the networks of the future
Future Fleet
Integrating electric vehicles into company car fleets
GridSurfer
Integrating electric vehicles into rural energy systems - battery change included
Harz.EE-Mobility
Linking the use of electric mobility with the RegModHarz renewable energy project in the Harz region
MeRegioMobil
Minimum-emission regions with electric mobility
Smart Wheels
Smart electric mobility in the model region of Aachen
The ICT for EM Flyer contains a concise summary of all key information about the funding programme.