Focus Group on European Electro Mobility

Standardization of electric vehicles is becoming an important issue. The need for clean energy and the support provided by smart grids have led to new European policies that encourage the deployment of charging infrastructures for electrical vehicles.

There has been recent work internationally concerning charger and connector standards, but this work is not complete. We need to make sure that international standards meet European needs, including (for example) national rules for wiring. CEN and CENELEC have therefore established a common Focus Group which is considering European requirements relating to electric vehicle standardization, and assessing ways to address them.

Participants in the Focus Group come from CEN and CENELEC Members, European Federations and the European Commission, with the support of Chairmen and Secretaries from the relevant CEN, CENELEC, ISO and IEC Technical Committees.

This Focus Group chaired by Dr Cyriacus Bleijs (EDF) has finalized a report on Standardization for road vehicles and associated infrastructure responding to the European Commission Standardization Mandate M/468 concerning the charging of electric vehicles. M/468 is available here.

One of the main recommendations of the Focus Group is to establish a CEN-CENELEC Electro-Mobility Co-ordination Group with the aim to support coordination of standardization activities during the critical phase of writing new standards or updating existing standards on Electro-Mobility.

Contact point: Catherine Vigneron