The growth in EV production and adoption, along with the expanding number of charging stations from a variety of manufacturers brings significant challenges, particularly around ensuring all platforms work seamlessly to provide drivers with a convenient charging experience.
Together, CharIN and ACM say they will help accelerate the development and testing of robust industry standards with the goal of making EV charging better and more attractive than a gas station experience.
CharIN is a registered association with members across the entire EV charging value chain and open to all interested parties, including leading companies from the automotive sector, charging industry, and other associated industries. CharIN is focused on expanding the global EV network by coordinating companies in the value chain to support and promote open EV industry standards including, SAE J3400, ISO 15118/ DIN SPEC 70121, SAE J1772 and IEC 62196, which are the building blocks of CCS, MCS & NACS and other relevant international standards. CharIN is defining a conformance testing and certification system for all manufacturers implementing those standards.
The ACM is a global development centre for safe, sustainable, and secure mobility technologies. Perhaps best known for its advanced proving ground for connected and automated vehicles, ACM recently announced plans to move forward on its first phase of an EV charging and interoperability test bed as a place where OEMs, CPOs, and EVSE's can access a market representation of chargers and to collaborate to bring seamless charging experiences to consumers.
"A partnership between CharIN and ACM will marry standards with infrastructure for testing and validation," says ACM CEO Reuben Sarkar. "This will provide a one-stop shop for the mobility industry to collaborate and improve the consumer charging experience."
