Within the framework of a nation-wide technology competition, the Economics and Environment Ministries selected seven projects that by 2011 will develop important new ICT-based technologies and services to promote electric mobility. These projects focus on such key areas as systems integration (smart charging and vehicle-to-grid systems), vehicle navigation and driving assistance, fees and bill payment systems, vehicle fleets, and mobility services. Total investment amounting to roughly 100 million euros will be allocated to these projects, which will develop prototypes and economically viable solutions to be assessed for the very first time in comprehensive field tests. Thus the "ICT for Electric Mobility" programme forms a key pillar of the German government's National Development Plan for Electric Mobility.