5 key trends from the E4SM 2020 Forum
The 3rd Energy for Smart Mobility Forum (E4SM) attracted nearly 350 attendees on October 13 and 14. This 100% digital edition was officially opened by... Read More
E4SM2020’s replays are now available
We are pleased to inform you that the Energy for Smart Mobility Forum platform is reopening! Acces the replay of all the sessions of the... Read More
5 winners for the E4SM Startup Contest
Twenty startups, in three categories, revealed their innovative solutions during a pitch contest on October 13. After the public vote and the deliberation of the... Read More
20 startups reveal their innovative solutions
Out of fifty applications, 20 startups were selected to participate in the E4SM Forum’s start-up contest. On October 13th, each of the them will present... Read More
Airbus prepares a hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035
Airbus has announced plans to be the first aircraft manufacturer marketing a hydrogen-powered airplane by 2035. On September 21st, CEO Guillaume Faury explained the three... Read More
Uber promises 100% electric vehicles by 2040
Uber will increase the price of its French rides to 3 cts by kilometer from January 1, 2021. The company wants to finance a 75... Read More
The Tour de France goes electric with Enedis
On the occasion of the Tour de France 2020, Enedis has set up a three electric cars caravan. Enedis manages 95% of the electricity distribution network... Read More
A virtual fair on E4SM 2020
Given the health emergency and the necessity to guarantee the optimal conditions for all to participate, the next edition of E4SM will be completely dematerialized.... Read More
EV market to surpass 320 million sales by 2040
According to a new research from the American consultancy group Wood Mackenzie, the falling costs of batteries and charging infrastructures, as well as heightened regulatory... Read More
E4SM 2020 will be 100% digital
Given the unprecedented health emergency we are experiencing and the necessity to guarantee the optimal conditions for all to participate, the organizers of the Energy... Read More
Electric truck initiative takes off in Europe
18 European companies and organisations have formed a coalition, the European Clean Trucking Alliance (ECTA), to call for the decarbonisation of road freight transport in... Read More
Germany plans to promote « green » hydrogen
As part of its stimulus package, Germany intends to expand the role of green hydrogen to help end the country’s reliance on coal. The government... Read More
The future of e-charging infrastructure in Europe
The law firm Watson Farley & Williams, partner of the E4SM Forum, publishes a series of articles on the deployment of charging infrastructure for electric... Read More
“Mobility is more and more thought of as a service”
Interview with Philippe Detours, general partner at Demeter, in charge of Infrastructure funds, and a member of its management board. Demeter is a major player... Read More
Sales of electric Buses has increased in the UE
All alternatively-powered vehicles combined accounted for 15.0% of the EU bus market in 2019, with electrically-chargeable vehicles making up 4.0% of total new bus registrations,... Read More
Interview with Ashim Paun, HSBC
Ashim Paun is Global Co-Head of ESG Research at HSBC. He will be one of the speakers of our next event (13-14 October 2020). E4SM:... Read More
Pandemic arouses solidarity in mobility companies
Several sustainable mobility companies are mobilizing to help in the current health crisis. This is the case, for example, of Cityscoot: the self-service electric scooter rental... Read More
Iberdrola to install new EV charging points in Europe
The Spanish utility Iberdrola has decided to ramp up its sustainable mobility plan, with more investment – a total of 150 million euros – to... Read More
Energy For Smart Mobility (E4SM) forum: New dates!
Capenergies and GreenUnivers, organizers of the Energy For Smart Mobility (E4SM) Forum announce the postponement of its 3rd edition to October 13 and 14, 2020... Read More
How to avoid EVs stressing UK grid?
The UK Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce (EVET),the most wide-ranging collaboration between the UK’s energy and transport/mobility industries, has released the results of a series of... Read More
Nawa Technologies moves to mass production
The French company Nawa has successfully completed its second fund raising with new investors Bpifrance, Kouros SA and CAAP Creation joining Nawa’s existing investors Demeters, Supernova Invest,... Read More
EDF strengthens in EV charging in the UK
The EDF Group acquires Pod Point, one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging companies in Great-Britain Founded in 2009 by CEO and founder Erik Fairbairn and chairman... Read More
The Maritime industry accelerates its energy transition
This year, the French Maritime Cluster (CMF) joins the institutional partners of the Energy for Smart Mobility Forum. A sign of its strong commitment to... Read More
Oslo to introduce electric ferries from next year
Passenger ferries are an important part of the Norwegian capital’s transport system. From 2021, they will be battery-powered. Five new electric passenger ferries will debut... Read More
Jedlix launches its Smart Charging service in France
Jedlix is launching its Smart Charging service in France with three energy providers, EkWateur, GreenYellow and Plüm Énergie. After The Netherlands and Belgium, this is the third European country where the international aggregator Jedlix is gaining ground. Jedlix was one of the winners of E4SM 2018 startup contest. The need for grid balancing is increasing with the rise of... Read More
Faurecia and Michelin formalize their JV in hydrogen mobility
Michelin, the world leader in tyres and sustainable mobility, and Faurecia, a leading technology company in the automotive industry, have formalized the creation of “Symbio,... Read More
Norway will be partner country of E4SM 2020
Norway will be one of the partner countries of the third Energy for Smart Mobility (E4SM) Forum. Norwegian companies and experts will be in Marseille... Read More
Record Fundraising for Transportation in France
2018 marked a record of fundraising in the transportation and clean mobility sector in France: €279M were collected in 24 fundraising efforts, according to a... Read More
E4SM confirms its success in 2019
On March 14th and 15th at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille, decision-makers – large groups, SMEs, startups and institutions – met around one of... Read More
18 startup selected for the contest E4SM 2019
At the beginning of the year, Capenergies and GreenUnivers, both organisers of the E4SM Forum, launched a call for expression of interest addressing startups operating... Read More
3 questions to our partner: Bernard Badin, ABB
Bernard Badin is Head of ABB Rail y bus sector – Europe region E4SM: What are ABB’s main markets for energy solutions for smart mobility? BB:... Read More
French electric car market grew 138% in January
France began the new year with strong growth of electric car market, according to a new survey from Avere association. The number of registrations increased by... Read More
3 questions to our partners: Alain Guillaume, Omexom
Alain Guillaume is Business Development and Marketing Manager – Market Development for Omexom. E4SM: What are Omexom’s main markets for energy solutions for smart mobility? AG:... Read More
Spain will be present at E4SM 2019
Spain will be present in Marseille through AEDIVE, the Spanish Business Association for the boosting and deployment of the electric vehicle and charging infrastructures. AEDIVE... Read More
Finland: transport and mobility for sustainable growth
Finland is one of the three partner countries of Energy for Smart Mobility Forum 2019. Finnish companies and experts (mobility and energy) will be in... Read More
Boom attendu pour le marché des bus et camions électriques
Le marché des camions et des bus électriques est encore jeune, mais l’électrification devrait rapidement devenir la nouvelle norme. Selon un rapport du cabinet d’études... Read More
Electric trucks and buses market expects a strong increase through 2030
The market for electric trucks and buses is young, but rapid developments in the industry are setting a strong foundation for electrification to become the... Read More
3 partners are launching hydrogen-powered urban logistics in France
Akuo Energy, a French IPP in renewable energy, and Atawey, French manufacturer of decentralised hydrogen refuelling stations, are to deploy 33 refuelling stations in urban and suburban... Read More
UK launches largest retail EV charging network
Volkswagen and the supermarket chain Tesco have joined forces to create what they claim will be the UK’s “largest retail network” of electric car chargers.... Read More
EDF veut devenir leader des bornes de recharge en Europe
L’énergéticien français a présenté il y a quelques jours son Plan Mobilité électrique destiné à faire de lui dès 2022 le premier fournisseur en électricité pour... Read More
Renault will use EV batteries for an ambitious energy storage system
Groupe Renault has announced the launch of Advanced Battery Storage, a stationary storage system for energy developed exclusively from EV batteries. It will have a... Read More
Renault innove dans le stockage avec des batteries de véhicules électriques
Une solution de stockage basée sur des batteries de voitures électriques, de seconde vie et neuves : c’est le projet « Advanced Battery Storage » que le groupe... Read More
More than 23 000 charging points available in France
The number of public charging points in France increased within a year by some 14.8% to 23,019 installed at 10,060 sites, according to Gireve, a French start-up created in 2013 by leading players... Read More
Plus de 23 000 points de charge en France
23 019 points de charge publics sont aujourd’hui accessibles aux véhicules électriques sur 10 060 stations à travers la France, selon un bilan publié par... Read More
Startup Awards – Forum Energy for Smart Mobility
Sponsored by HSBC, the Startup Awards organized by the European Forum for Smart Mobility aims to showcase French and international startups in the field of... Read More
3 Questions to our speakers: Pascal Boulanger, COO Founder, NAWATechnologies
Pascal BOULANGER founded NAWATechnologies in 2013 with Ludovic EVEILLARD with the vision of inventing conversion, storage and electricity transmission solutions that are more efficient and... Read More
3 Questions to our speakers: Graham Smith, Director Sustainable Finance Unit, Global Banking, HSBC
What do you consider as the main challenges at stake in the development of e-mobility? The number of charging stations and who will pay for... Read More
New Partnership with TOTEM MOBI CARSHARING
TOTEM has developed carsharing services of electric Twizy in Marseille with free parking included. On the occasion of the Energy for Smart Mobility Forum, TOTEM... Read More
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi launches a venture capital fund
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the world’s leading automotive alliance, announced the launch of Alliance Ventures, a new corporate venture capital fund that plans to invest up to $1... Read More
E4SM at World Efficiency !
The European forum “Energy for smart mobility” was pleased to be at World Efficiency, on GreenUnivers’ exhibition place, from 12th to 14th december 2017. World... Read More