In its latest call for projects, EIT Urban Mobility is looking to support the European cycling industry via a funded call to “promote a competitive and sustainable European cycling industry”. Further to input from CIE, Topic 4 of this call aims to support the cycling industry in a number of areas, specifically around compliance with upcoming regulations, new business models and services, or innovations to promote manufacturing in Europe.
The call has a total budget of €5 million, which will be used to fund four topic areas, including the below:
Topic 4: Promoting a competitive and sustainable European cycling industry
This topic covers solutions related to e-bike compliance with the new EU battery regulations, new business models and services for the cycling industry, and (e-) bike manufacturing innovations that promote onshoring and sustainable manufacturing.
A number of information sessions will be held online on 3, 4 and 10 September 2024. A focus on the Call content, the topics, and requirements, as well as on the general procedures, such as the submission and evaluation process and the proposal submission tool will be addressed in these sessions.
All this information and more is accessible via the EIT Urban Mobility website dedicated to this call here.
Applications are now open and the deadline is 15 October at 17:00 (CET)