LeMesurier showcases key framework for 2ZERO’s future impact
On 4 December, the LeMesurier project brought together partners, representatives from CINEA, the 2ZERO partnership and the European Commission for the final event of the initiative.
The event, which took place in Brussels and online, brought together around 40 participants interested in learning more about LeMesurier´s legacy: a consistent and practical framework to measure the real impact of Europe’s zero-emission mobility research.
Bringing coherence to a fragmented landscape
LeMesurier analysed more than 30 projects and nearly 40 KPIs, demonstrating how a unified assessment approach can break fragmentation and bring clarity to the 2ZERO Partnership’s overall contribution.
The project´s methodology combines the accounting of direct KPIs through the analysis of public data, a comprehensive KPI questionnaire and deep dive interviews with 2ZERO projects to determine which project outputs contribute to which parts of the 2ZERO Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA).
All consulted projects engaged with the assessment, resulting in full KPI coverage and a robust dataset to evaluate progress. The work established a foundation that future projects can build on to measure their own progress in ways that are comparable, transparent and better aligned with the EU’s objectives for climate-neutral road transport.
Another cornerstone of LeMesurier was the modelling work underpinning compound KPIs, by developing a Digital Twin, to explore how technological developments supported by 2ZERO are expected to influence energy consumption, emissions and efficiency.
The models converge on several encouraging trends:
- CO₂ emissions from road transport are projected to decrease significantly across all vehicle categories.
- Energy intensity of both personal and freight mobility is expected to decline steadily, driven by efficiency improvements and electrification.
- GHG intensity approaches near-zero levels by 2050, in line with the EU’s long-term climate objectives.
Example of a KPI visualisation - (All KPI visualisations will be made publicly available soon)
A foundation for future partnerships
LeMesurier KPI questionnaire, the methodological framework and the Digital Twin explorations were all designed to be reused, adapted and expanded. The project´s value reaches beyond 2ZERO. They offer future partnerships and proposals a clearer way to define KPIs, identify relevant baselines, manage expectations and demonstrate measurable progress. They also help evaluators and policymakers, at national as well as EU level, better understand where resources generate the greatest benefit.
The way forward
LeMesurier’s road to success was not without challenges. Many of the projects engaged were early in their lifecycle during the assessment, meaning some KPIs could only be partially evaluated. This reinforced an important recommendation: the process must continue beyond LeMesurier, maintaining and updating the assessment tools as more project results mature.
The partners closed the event with a shared message: LeMesurier is not an endpoint, but a starting point. Its tools and methodologies should remain active, accessible and continuously updated. The KPI questionnaire and the KPI visualisations were recognised as a practical asset for project reviews, reporting and self-assessment.
Want to learn more? The recording of the final conference is available here.
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