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Standardisation roadmap for US electric vehicle deployment released

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has released a Standardisation Roadmap for Electric Vehicles – Version 1.0, developed by the Institute's Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP). The roadmap assesses the standards, codes, and regulations, as well as conformance and training programmes, needed to facilitate the safe, mass deployment of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in the United States.
April 25, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
The 5223 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has released a Standardisation Roadmap for Electric Vehicles – Version 1.0, developed by the Institute's Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP). The roadmap assesses the standards, codes, and regulations, as well as conformance and training programmes, needed to facilitate the safe, mass deployment of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in the United States.

"The roadmap delivers on its promise to pave a smoother road to the large-scale rollout of electric vehicle technology. And from the economic and environmental points of view, the timing couldn't be better," said Jim Matthews, EVSP co-chair and director of technical standards and standards policy at Corning Incorporated. "EVs offer the potential to significantly reduce our nation's dependence on imported oil, create well-paying jobs through the establishment of a broad, domestic EV industry, and reduce on‐road vehicular emissions."

Developed by interests in the automotive, electrotechnical, and utilities industries, as well as from standards developing organizations (SDOs) and government, the Standardisation Roadmap is intended to facilitate the development of a comprehensive, robust, and streamlined standards and conformance landscape for electric vehicles; and maximise the coordination and harmonisation of the standards and conformance environment domestically and with international partners.

Available for free download, the Standardization Roadmap focuses on plug-in electric vehicles – both full battery electric and plug-in hybrids – and the charging infrastructure needed to support them given current range limitations of plug-in EVs on battery power alone. Standardisation issues that relate to consumer adoption, including EV safety, affordability, interoperability, performance, and environmental impact, are considered. Support services, including training of emergency first responders, vehicle technicians, electrical installers, and inspectors, as well as education of authorities having jurisdiction, building owners, and consumers, are also addressed.

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