Car manufacturers define charging infrastructure

The recommendations have been made by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), whose members include BMW Group, Daimler, Fiat Group, Ford of Europe, General Motors Europe and Jaguar Land Rover.

According to a statement, the industry recommendations will enable the relevant EU standardisation bodies to make progress with defining a common interface between electricity infrastructure and vehicles throughout Europe.

The recommendations are also claimed to provide ’decisive guidance’ to public authorities that are planning investments in public charging spots.

‘This is an important step towards the successful deployment of electrically chargeable vehicles in Europe. A uniform and user-friendly charging infrastructure is a prerequisite to build a market,’ said Ivan Hodac, secretary-general of ACEA, the automobile industry’s trade association in Brussels.  ‘We want to avoid a situation where customers have to carry a multitude of charging cables to use their vehicles in different cities, regions and countries, just as we see today with items like mobile phones.’