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NEMA participates in ANSI Electric Vehicle Standards Panel

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Other organizations and institutions involved with the panel include the US Department of Energy, the Government Services Administration (GSA), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), and several domestic and international automobile manufacturers.

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National Academies issues interim report on overcoming barriers to PEV deployment

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The interim report considers PEV manufacturers, dealers and customers; the charging infrastructure; and the electric grid. Findings and possible Federal roles for overcoming the barriers include: Manufacturers, dealers and customers. The electric grid. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2013.

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

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This will include working with the automobile manufacturers and dealers to ensure that all plug-in electric vehicle models are available for sale and aggressively marketed in all MOU states. Evaluation of “smart” charging options to save consumers money and minimize grid impacts.

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European automakers define recommendations to standardize charging of plug-in vehicles; 2017 for harmonized application

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The European automobile manufacturers, though ACEA, the automobile manufacturers’ trade association, have defined a comprehensive set of recommendations to standardize the charging of electrically-chargeable vehicles. differences between grids and electricity power on the grids). Source: ACEA.

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European Auto Manufacturers Agree on First Phase of Specifications to Connect Plug-ins to the Grid

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The European automobile manufacturers have agreed to a first phase of joint specifications to connect electrically chargeable vehicles to the electricity grid in a safe and user-friendly way. Further agreements will follow for long-term, DC charging (quick charging) and heavy-duty vehicles.

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ACEA, CLEPA AND EURELECTRIC promote single standard for charging plug-in vehicles; EURELECTRIC not keen on fast charging

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Instead, EURELECTRIC believes that the bulk of the charging can be done through low-power charging when the vehicles are plugged into the grid every time they are parked. used in the EU as a standard for AC/DC charging both on the vehicle and. No direct communication between vehicle and grid (i.e., 118 compliant.

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