Drive to Zero Innovation Award


The Drive to Zero Innovation Award reward the most promising solutions for decarbonized mobility each year.

A unique opportunity to have the value of your project recognized and to boost your visibility among an audience of buyers and public and private decision-makers, throughout the entire event, where the awards ceremony will take place!
Discover the 2026 award winners

Waylibus – Human-Mob


Electric and active collective vehicle capable of transporting up to 9 people for school, tourist or local mobility uses.

Miaraka – Windcoop


Project for a wind-powered container ship directly linking France and Madagascar in a cooperative and decarbonized manner.

Electric Oasis - Charging without civil engineering


Modular and expandable charging infrastructure without major construction work for company car parks.

Decade Energy

Integrated depot power infrastructure


Integrated solution BESS (Battery Energy Storage System: a battery energy storage system) with charging and energy management to electrify heavy goods vehicle depots.

Kleuster 350 cargo bike


Robust professional cargo bike co-developed with Renault Trucks for intensive urban logistics.

Electric and Solar Aviation – INNOVAVIS


Project for a two-seater electric and solar aircraft intended for light aviation, combining electric propulsion and on-board solar power generation for decarbonized and silent aviation.
The Drive to Zero Innovation Awards, a unique opportunity to discover live the projects that could sustainably transform the ways we move, transport and produce.


The prize money for the Innovation Awards


The winners of Drive to Zero Innovation Award benefit from enhanced visibility before, during and after the show, in order to promote their solutions to the low-carbon mobility ecosystem.

Before the event:


the innovation is presented on the trade show website and in communications addressed to participants. During Drive to Zero, the winners receive their trophy and enjoya dedicated spotlightincluding a video interview And specific signage at their stand.

After the trade show:


a communication campaign extends this visibility via social media, THE newsletters and the media Drive to Zero. 
The winners also receive a exclusive communication kit to highlight their distinction.
Finally, they benefit additional development opportunities, notably thanks to a preferential rate for the next edition of the show and to a visibility on the Graines de Boss network as well as invitations to investor networking events.



Boss Seeds 


THE Innovation Award are organized in partnership with Graines de Boss. 
Graines de Boss has been a key player in innovation and support for French start-ups since 2004!
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Innovations from Recent Editions

MANITOU ELECTRIC RETROFIT- 2025

Manitou Electric Retrofit : The first 100% electric retrofit of a high lift telescopic handler, plug & play and without structure modification.

SQUAREMILE - 2025

SquareMile: digital (twin) platform that allows actors to quickly and easily explore entirely new multimodal logistics scenarios combining all types of zero-emission means.

DREEV - 2025

Dreev - an EDF subsidiary, offers a smart and decarbonized charging solution. By managing the charging stations according to network signals and the price of electricity, the solution reduces consumption peaks, promotes renewable energy and generates up to €3,000 in savings per truck per year for the end user.

TERR'MOOV - 2024

Terr’Moov: 100% rural and 100% sustainable mobility  
The Terr’Moov project aims to create inclusive mobility hubs that are 100% rural and 100% sustainable. It is a comprehensive system for coordinating mobility services adapted to rural areas, meeting the needs of residents and taking advantage of the new opportunities offered by the Mobility Orientation Law.

BIB BATTERIES - 2024

Bib batteries
Bib is a comprehensive AI-based solution that extends battery life and minimizes their carbon impact.
Bib's algorithm determines the residual value of a battery on the market and indicates the best decision to make: continue using it, send it for repair if it is profitable, give it a second life if possible, recycle it if necessary.

LEKO MOBILE - 2024

LEKO Mobile  
The idea behind this innovation is to turn buses in the area into tools for measuring biodiversity, by equipping them with bioacoustic sensors that allow us to characterize and quantify the species heard.

QINOMIC - 2023

Qinomic (Innovation name: Q-Brain by Qinomic Inside): Q-Brain aims to decarbonize entire fleets of light commercial vehicles by industrializing retrofitting, making this operation economically affordable.

OTONOHM - 2023

OTONOHM (innovation name: ototech): 
It proposes a new battery architecture where each cell is directly connected to the electronics. The algorithm organizes the cell assembly in such a way as to directly accept or distribute any voltage, current, or signal.

TAXIRAIL - 2023

TAXIRAIL is a disruptive concept of an autonomous hydrogen‑powered light train that shifts the paradigm by providing an attractive, cost‑efficient service on secondary railway lines, routes that are essential for public service and regional planning but structurally unprofitable.
Discover the 2025's winners


Save the date for 1 and 2 June 2027, 

for the 5th edition of Drive to Zero at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles !


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