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Inspired by: FP7 » Use of electric cars enhance national energy safety

version: 6 / updated: 2011-02-08
id: #1635 / version id: #583
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Originally submitted by: Tuomo Kuosa
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Last changed by: Maurizio Sajeva
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 5 - Energy

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Energy efficiency and savings

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Use of electric cars enhance national energy safety

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
Electric cars are becoming more ubiquitous as new generation of batteries emerge to markets – this contributes the energy safety because transportation becomes less dependent on only one form of energy - oil. Furthermore, use of electricity in cars directly replaces some proportion of use of oil.

Keywords

electrick cars, battery, energy safety, oil, trasportation

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
Use of electric cars enhance national energy safety because transportation becomes less dependent on only one form of energy - oil.

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 improvements in energy saving and security is possible continuation
 		very beneficial
 		now-2050+

Importance

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please select
Level 1: important for a particular country
Level 2: important for a particular world region
Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

information/communicational filters (media/editorial interests, language, reasoning)
cultural/religious filters (values, traditions, faith, spiritual beliefs)
institutional filters (rules, laws, regulations)
economic filters (business/market interests)
scientific filters (knowledge/technology access)
political filters (party or ideological interests)

Major risks & opportunities associated to the signal

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Risks Opportunities
between 2025-2050 a new consciousness about energy and security

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Energy security/dynamics
Sustainability and climate change

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Health
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Security

Pan-European strategies influencing the signal

please justify:
particularly relevant
Developing and funding world-class research infrastructures
Strengthening research institutions and universities
Increasing the efficiency and impact of public research through Joint Programming (i.e. combining national and pan-European research efforts) or the optimisation of research programmes and priorities, for example.

Research-friendly strategies potentially improving understanding of the signal

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please justify:
particularly relevant
Addressing cohesion through a localised articulation between supply and demand
(e.g. making research institutions more engaged with their own context and local users; reinforcing knowledge flows into and out of regions; etc.
Creating a closer link between researchers & policy-makers
(e.g. supporting both thematic and cross-cutting policies, highlighting the strategic purpose of the European Research Area, etc.