Drive to Zero Innovation Awards 2024

With more than 200 entries in 2023, the 1st awards for innovative products/projects in zero-carbon mobility at Drive to Zero returns in 2024! Explore the innovative ideas that are shaping the future of carbon-free mobility at the Drive to Zero Innovation Awards, supervised by a panel of experts representing every area of mobility.

Who can apply? Any company, whether or not exhibiting at Drive to Zero, that has marketed its innovation from May 2021.

Application deadline: 6 May - 11.59AM

Announcement and prize-giving ceremony: 28 May 2024 on Drive to Zero

Apply for the 2024 Innovation Awards

1/ Collective transport (of people) and transit

To reward innovations that revolutionise public transport or transit solutions, offering sustainable and efficient alternatives to meet people's travel needs. :

Vehicles and equipment
Passenger services (travel information, itineraries, trip analysis and diagnostics, networking, ticketing, etc.)
Multimodal connections
etc.)

2/ Active modes

To reward initiatives that promote environmentally-friendly modes of transport such as walking, cycling or other forms of soft mobility, encouraging a healthy and environmentally-friendly lifestyle:

Manufacture of cycles and equipment
Services (distribution, repair, maintenance, packaging, hire, training, cycle fleet management)
Intermediate vehicles
Solutions for leisure and tourism
Etc.

3/ Vehicle technology and innovation

To reward innovators who are shaping the future of mobility through technological and mechanical advances that improve vehicle performance, efficiency and durability:

Powertrains
Materials
Batteries
Vehicle systems
Recycling and circular economy
Etc.

4/ Mobility services and supports

To reward innovations in the field of mobility services or related media, highlighting solutions that facilitate travel, improve the user experience and optimise transport services:

Data management and control tools for organisations
Mobile applications and mobility aids and offers for travellers
Fleet management
etc.

5/ Long distance freight and urban logistics

To reward innovators in the long-distance freight and urban logistics sector, highlighting innovative approaches to reducing environmental impact while optimising the efficiency of supply chains:

Last mile
Reverse logistics
Long-distance freight transport
Organisation of multimodal logistics hubs
etc.

6/ Infrastructure & Energy

To reward entries that focus on infrastructure transformation and the integration of innovative energy solutions, helping to build a more sustainable and energy-efficient transport ecosystem:

Charging infrastructures
Electric Road Systems
Energy management and networks
etc.

7/ Infrastructures & Facilities

To reward those who are rethinking urban planning and transport infrastructure, celebrating initiatives shaping urban environments that are more sustainable, accessible and adapted to the changing needs of mobility:

Roads, cohabitation and cycling and walking facilities
Parking
Safety and signage
Traffic management
Multimodal areas and organisations
etc.

View the 2024 application form

View the full rules

Application phase: until 11:59AM on 6 May

Only innovations marketed by the applicant for the first time in the last 12 months preceding the 2024 edition of Drive to Zero will be accepted.

▶ Open the online application form

Examination of entries and scoring of innovations

A panel of specialists made up of representatives of Drive to Zero's institutional partners and/or industry experts will examine and score the innovations, categorised according to evaluation criteria.