The debut version of VOLTS (Automobile Interoperability Testing Symposium) lately occurred in Lengthy Seashore, California. This interoperability testing occasion, funded by the California Power Fee and arranged by the Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN), introduced collectively 38 e-mobility firms to check their tools.

Some 34 e-mobility specialists spoke on a spread of interoperability and reliability matters, together with Plug and Cost, V2X, cybersecurity, and different options enabled by the ISO 15118 communication normal. Additionally they mentioned public charging challenges corresponding to workforce growth, electrical utility interconnection, and success metrics for public charging investments.

There have been demonstrations of robotic charging, V2X, Plug and Cost and automatic automobiles. Testers had the chance to handle tools points and check completely different ISO 15118 implementations. Outcomes of this testing will likely be made publicly accessible “within the coming months.”

“Buyer consolation and reliability are required to make sure the expansion of EV adoption,” stated Michael Keller, Govt Board CharIN International. “To check ISO 15118 and Plug and Cost at this scale is a significant milestone for CharIN and the e-mobility trade.”

“VOLTS represents the most important North American testing occasion so far,” stated Oleg Logvinov, Chair of CharIN North America and CEO of IoTecha (see our interview in the Sept/Oct 2021 issue of Charged). “It leverages CharIN’s experience developed via nearly a decade of standard Testival occasions across the globe. The objective of interoperability testing is to enhance the charging expertise for each EV driver.”

Supply: Charging Interface Initiative