News
Statistics on the 2Zero calls 2026 are now published

The call for proposals HORIZON-CL5-2026-05, including two topics funded under the 2Zero Partnership, closed on 16th April 2026. CINEA has published an overview of the number of proposals submitted for each of the open topics. A total of nine proposals were submitted across the two 2Zero-related topics.
The proposals will now proceed to the evaluation phase, with results expected to be communicated to applicants over the summer break.
TOPIC | Type of action | Overall budget for the topic (EUR million) | Proposals submitted | Requested funding (EUR million) | Indicative number of projects expected to be funded |
HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-01: Large-scale demonstration of Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HD BEV) towards long-haul logistics operations | IA | 68 | 7 | 219,53 | 2 |
HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-02: Energy-efficient software-defined EVs | IA | 16 | 2 | 18,47 | 1 |
Further updates will be shared in due course.