An impressive number of members joined us--on-line--for the CLEPA General Assembly last week and a large part of the agenda was allocated to the fall-out of the Covid-19 crisis. What did we learn? The Covid crisis is heavily impacting us as individuals and society, and rewriting...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]At a webinar on 5 June, EUROBAT launched its “Battery Innovation Roadmap 2030”, featuring Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and MEP Claudia Gamon, alongside EUROBAT’s, Marc Zoellner, Christian Rosenkranz and Bernhard Riegel. In the official welcome,...
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Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM) is expected to reshape mobility in Europe and globally. The goal is to create more user-centred, all-inclusive mobility, while increasing safety, reducing congestion and contributing to decarbonisation. This requires a system approach to innovation: including infrastructures, vehicles, operations and...
The Association of the Automotive Suppliers’ industry in Europe has provided feedback on the roadmap for an EU Climate Law. CLEPA represents over 3.000 companies supplying state-of-the-art components and innovative technology for safe, smart and sustainable mobility, investing over 25 billion euro yearly in research and...
Taking into consideration the extraordinary circumstances in which we are living, CLEPA is extending the deadline for applications for the CLEPA Innovation Awards 2020 to allow more companies to submit their initiatives. The new deadline is the 10th of July. The European Association of Automotive Suppliers, in cooperation...
The Commission released today its latest report on the EU's Science, Research and Innovation Performance, through which it analyses how Europe performs in the global context. It highlights the need for research and innovation (R&I) to support sustainable and inclusive growth of companies, regions and...
EU law aims to minimise batteries’ harmful effects on the environment. The rules cover their full life cycle, from design & production to reuse & recycling. In line with the Green Deal and other sustainability-related policies, this initiative would update EU rules to ensure: all batteries...
The European Union’s yearly Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will be a digital event this year and takes place on 22-26 June. Its theme will be “Beyond the crisis: clean energy for green recovery and growth". See the full programme here. Sessions will focus on sustainable energy...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 1 July, Germany will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union – for the 13th time. Germany last held the EU Council Presidency during the first half of 2007. Germany has already launched the eu2020.de...