Post-lithium ion batteries for electric automotive applications

Specific challenge: The electrification of road transport is a key towards sustainable and environmentally friendly mobility of persons and transport of goods, in particular for short range transport and transport in urban areas.  In order to reach this goal it is important to develop improved cost competitive and sustainable storage technologies for Electrified Vehicles (EV) achieving significantly improved performance with respect to current lithium-ion electrochemical storage technology, to allow the production of EVs that more closely match the performance of current internal combustion vehicles (e.g. and in particular considering the driving range). This challenge is complementary to a separate one present in the “Transport Challenges” Work Programme.[1] This is also in line with the Roadmap of the European Green Vehicle Initiative (EGVI). Research and innovation should build on the progress already obtained through previous projects, particularly those funded within the Green Car Public P