Fire prevention and mitigation for EVs in confined areas (2ZERO Partnership)
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Standardised fire risk assessment for EVs’ [1] fire hazards in constrained spaces and areas such as underground/ built-in parking lots, garages, ferryboats and depots with and without charging facilities and during mono- or bidirectional charging. Innovative on-board and/or off-board affordable fire-detection, suppression, and…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €8MEU contribution per project
- €6.8Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 174projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacio Eurecat Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona) | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 0 | XL-Connect, TWIN-LOOP, ZEvRA |
| Idiada Automotive Technology Sa Santa Oliva | Spain | Company | 4 | 0 | eCharge4Drivers, LeMesurier, REFLECTIVE |
| Fundacio Institut De Recerca En Energia De Catalunya Sant Adria De Besos | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 1 | NEVERFLAT, FLOW, SOLAR-MOVE |
| Fundacion Cidetec San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 1 | EMPOWER, NextETRUCK, i-HeCoBatt |
| Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa Valencia | Spain | Company | 2 | 2 | PREVENT, MEISTER |
| Fundacion Circe Centro De Investigacion De Recursos Y Consumos Energeticos Zaragoza | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 2 | INCIT-EV, ODYSSEV |
| Mosaic Factor Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 1 | eCharge4Drivers, TWIN-LOOP |
| Irizar E-Mobility Sl Aduna | Spain | Company | 2 | 0 | PREVENT, NextETRUCK |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 17partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 17%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- eCharge4Drivers – Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for improved User Experience (H2020 · 2020 · LC-GV-03-2019)
- WiBiCharge – Efficient Wireless Stationary Bidirectional Charging Solutions for Light-Duty Vehicles (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-01)
- PREVENT – Protecting road electric vehicles ecosystem through enhanced cyber resilience and networked threat mitigation (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-02)
- PULSE – Pioneering User-centric wireless, smart and bi-directionaL charging Solutions for Electric light-duty vehicles (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-01)
- INCIT-EV – Large demonstratIoN of user CentrIc urban and long-range charging solutions to boosT an engaging deployment of Electric Vehicles in Europe (H2020 · 2020 · LC-GV-03-2019)
- NEVERFLAT – iNnovative EV-charging EnviRonment for Future Low-cost mAss deploymenT (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-01)
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- 19 Nov 2026 · Horizon Europe Cluster 5 Info Day: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Charlemagne, Brussels, and online)
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- 1 Dec 2026 · Interdisciplinary Pathways towards Green and Resilient Societies (Online)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.