One of the objectives of the strategy Transport 2050 is to reduce by half the number of automotive vehicles using conventional fuels in the cities by 2030 and to eliminate it gradually by 2050. The project “Green eMotion”, launched in March 2011 and stretching over a period of four years, is part of the European Initiative for eco-friendly vehicles and will be financed within the seventh framework program for research and technological development.
The objectives of this project include the comparison of the 12 regional and national initiatives on electromobility, currently underway in eight member states of the EU, the comparison of the different technological approaches, but also the contribution to identifying the best solutions for the European market. The project will approach different types of electric vehicles, the development of intelligent networks, innovative solutions on information and communications technologies, as well as urban mobility concepts.
The Commission will grant EUR 24.2 Million for financing part of the activities to be developed within the initiative carried out together with 42 representatives of the industrial sector, facility suppliers, electric vehicles manufacturers, local administrations, universities and research and technological development institutes.
Thus, an interoperable platform will be created for facilitating the interaction between the factors involved and for permitting the development of new high-quality transport services and innovating charging systems. The project will help improve the existing electromobility standards and develop new standards. Green eMotion will prove the operation of this interoperable electromobility platform in all participating regions, thus delivering the foundation for its circulation all across Europe.
Within the launched Initiative, resear-chers at the Institute of Vehicle Concepts in Stuttgart, Germany, have investigated how to make diesel-powered trains more eco-friendly. One way is to implement a hybrid energy storage system that could both lower fuel consumption up to 13% and reduce harmful idling emissions. Researchers have developed a new hybrid hydro-mechanical DMU concept, including a hybrid energy storage system made up of batteries. The new hybrid system is still in tests, its “road” to the implementation on railway networks being still long. However, the 6% to 13% reduction of the fuel consumption would still be an important step towards reducing the emissions generated by diesel trains.
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