Driving Circular Mobility: ZEvRA Hackathon Bridges Automotive and Rail Innovation

Under the banner “Design the Future, Hack the Waste: The Full-Lifecycle Mobility Challenge,” the ZEvRA EU Project joined forces with key European mobility networks to address core bottlenecks in lightweight design, circular manufacturing, and cross-sector material adoption. Held on 22 July, the hackathon was organised through the joint leadership of the European Lightweight Cluster Alliance […]

Webinar Repurposing of metal steel 

ZEvRA is pleased to invite you to the next installment of our Zero Emissions Solutions Webinar Series, focusing on circular metallurgy and strategies to extend material lifecycles across the automotive supply chain. In this session, we will examine how automotive sheet steel can be repurposed to reduce reliance on primary resources without sacrificing structural performance. […]

Advancing circularity in electric vehicles requires innovation across every component of the automotive value chain.

As part of ZEvRA, our consortium partner Continental has developed a concept passenger-car tire incorporating approximately 43% recycled materials. As the sole tire manufacturer among our 28 consortium partners, Continental demonstrates that safety-critical automotive components can successfully integrate high shares of secondary raw materials while meeting stringent performance criteria, including achieving the highest rating for […]

ZEvRA Webinar on Material Circularity in Tire Manufacturing is Coming Up!

Don’t miss our upcoming session featuring Christian Meiners and Martina Steppat from Continental as they explore how secondary materials, such as reclaimed rubber, recovered carbon black, recycled PET, and silica from waste streams are transforming tire production. When? 28th October 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00 CETRegister to participate here. What to expect & what you’ve […]

Have you registered for the CIRMA conference yet?

On Day 2 of CIRMA 2026 (Wednesday, 25 November), connect directly with Tier-1 leaders and industrial suppliers who are bridging the gap between OEM circular ambitions and real-world supply chain execution. Keynotes: BENTELER Group & ACOD Automotive Cluster Ostdeutschland) Panel Discussion: BENTELER Group, Continental & leading industry suppliers Meet, learn from, and exchange perspectives with […]

Gigacasting Circularity Challenge – ZEvRA Hackathon Serie

Are you ready to challenge your ideas and put your circularity skills to the test? Join the Gigacasting Circularity Challenge, a ZEvRA online-Hackathon organised by Centro Ricerche Fiat, the Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna and the Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia This online hackathon is an opportunity to tackle one […]

Direct OEM perspective is key to accelerating automotive circularity.

Do you want to know how major automotive OEMs are tackling circularity and what it means for your strategy? Join us at CIRMA 2026 to hear how Škoda Auto, Volkswagen, and Toyota Motor Europe are approaching circular materials, sustainable design, and supply chain integration, giving participants the insights needed to align your future roadmap. Venue: […]

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