ECEI Gold label for the Cluster Electric Mobility South-West
Network of excellence
2026-04-29
The Cluster Electric Mobility South-West, in which RA Consulting is also active, has once again been awarded the ECEI GOLD label. The award recognizes a strong innovation network that drives collaboration and technology transfer in the field of electric mobility. As a member of the cluster, RA Consulting benefits from new ideas, strategic partnerships, and project participations.
Coordinated by the state agency e-mobil BW, the Cluster Electric Mobility South-West was awarded the ECEI GOLD Label for the fourth time in 2026 – the European quality standard for excellent cluster work. As an active member of this network, RA Consulting is part of a strong innovation community playing a key role in the automotive industry´s transformation.
The award specifically recognizes the close collaboration between companies, research institutions, and public sector stakeholders, as well as the successful transfer of innovations into industrial applications. The cluster drives forward key, forward-looking topics such as electromobility, battery technologies, and digital production.
Presentation of the European ECEI GOLD Label to the Cluster Electric Mobility South-West at the 2026 Hannover Messe. (Copyright: KD Busch)
Focus on collaboration: Driving innovations forward together
The Cluster Electric Mobility South-West serves as a platform for technology transfer and cooperation. Joint projects and initiatives generate solutions that are directly translated into industrial practice, ranging from the training of skilled workers to developing new production technologies.
A strong community for the mobility of the future
The Cluster Electric Mobility South-West brings together over 270 stakeholders from industry, academia, and politics. The renewed award of the ECEI GOLD label underscores the importance of this collaboration for innovation and competitiveness in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
For RA Consulting, the network is a key component in actively shaping the transformation of mobility and advancing sustainable technologies.
About e-mobil BW and the Cluster Electric Mobility South-West
e-mobil BW supports the transformation in Baden-Wuerttemberg. In a network with partners from business, science, and the public sector, it drives the industrialization and market launch of sustainable automotive and hydrogen technologies. In doing so, it strengthens Baden-Wuerttemberg as a hub for business and science in the long term and pursues a regional strategy for the widespread establishment of climate-friendly and connected mobility and energy technologies in Baden-Wuerttemberg. e-mobil BW pools expert knowledge, connects relevant stakeholders, and initiates new projects.
The Cluster Electric Mobility South-West is one of e-mobil BW’s central networks. With over 270 cluster participants from industry and academia, the cluster drives innovative, electric, and digital vehicle and production technologies, workforce training, and internationalization. Through research projects, collaborations, and knowledge transfer, the cluster strengthens Baden-Wuerttemberg’s competitiveness and promotes networking at a global level.
RA Consulting and AETA
RA Consulting is actively engaged in the Cluster Electric Mobility South-West in collaboration with the Automotive Electronics Testing Alliance (AETA). AETA is a strategic partnership between the IT companies HighQSoft, emotive, Intrepid Control Systems, and RA Consulting. The partners’ goal is to offer state-of-the-art tools for the development of automotive electronics based on current standards such as ISO, ASAM, and SAE.
