INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS PROD EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO SET SINGLE STANDARD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE RE-CHARGE
June 1st, 2012
BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS
THE MOMENTUM behind forging a single standard for the public charging of electric vehicles in the European Union (EU) seems to be becoming unstoppable, with the auto and electricity industries and the EU executive all backing the idea. The European Commission's high-level group for the auto industry CARS 21 has now announced that an impact assessment will consider the legislative options for laying down an EU-wide law mandating such a standard. Its experts will also consider the technical modalities "of developing a ...
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