The French environmental development agency Ademe is supporting seven projects concerning EV recharging technologies, contributing funding of €15.9m (US$20.7m) from its Future Vehicle programme, reports the French branch of the European EV trade association, Avere.
One project aims to develop and test a standard recharging protocol for corporate and public-sector fleet EVs, called Infini Drive. Another, Mov’eo Drive, aims to test and certify charging equipment in a standardised methodology, while yet another, called Telewatt, aims to develop a recharging system using power from public street lighting systems.
In detail, the projects are listed as follows:
Infini Drive: Develop and test a standard protocol for fleet EVs
Duration: two years
Starting: 2012
Total budget: €9.09m
Ademe contribution: €3.4m in grants and loans
Mov’eo Treve: Develop a globally accepted set of criteria for testing and certifying EV recharging equipment
Duration: Four years
Starting: 2012
Total project budget: €9.8m
Ademe contribution: €3.8m in grants and loans
Project base: Versailles Satory
Telewatt: Develop and trial an innovated recharging network using the existing street lighting grid.
Duration: 18 months
Starting: 2012
total project budget: €3.5m
Ademe contribution: €1.6m in grants and loans
Project base: Aix-en-Provence
Vert: Trial the use of solar-powered EV recharging infrastructure in an area where electricity generation is highly hydrocarbon-dependent.
Duration: 18 months
Starting: 2012
Total project budget: €3.7m
Ademe contribution: €0,9m in grants
Project base: La Réunion
Ever: Develop fast-charging facilities for car sharing and new economic models for energy management
Duration: Three years
Starting: 2012
Total project budget: €3.7m
Ademe contribution: €1.5m in grants and loans
Project base: La Rochelle
Crome: Trial cross-border e-mobility between France and Germany, creating an interopable European platform
Duration: Three years
Starting: 2011
Total project budget: €6.4m
Ademe contribution: €2,6m in grants and loans
Project base: Franco-German border
Eguise: Develop a ecosystem incorporating charging infrastructure and a predictive, smart management system.
Duration: Three years
Starting: 2012
Total project budget: €4.7m
Ademe contribution: €2.1m in subsidies and loans
Project base: Britanny and Loire regions
The Ademe has adopted three parameters in judging the value of EVSE projects – standardisation and French influence on international protocols; the establishment of new business models; and the match between EVSE offers and consumers’ needs. The agency said each of the seven projects above met at least two of these key criteria.
