Consumers to be helped by new labelling of the power supply of electric vehicles
04 November 2018by anec -- last modified 04 November 2018
ANEC welcomes adoption of the European Standard, EN 17186 'Identification of vehicles and infrastructures compatibility - Graphical expression for consumer information on Electric Vehicle power supply'.
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The new standard provides for harmonised compatibility labelling across Europe and thus supports implementation of Article 7 of Directive 2014/94/EU by EU Member States, using a similar approach to EN 16942:2016 'Fuel identifiers'.
The deployment of the new labels on electrical vehicles and power supply stations for electrical vehicles should be complete by February 2021.
Stephen Russell, ANEC Secretary-General, said, "Harmonised labelling will make it easier for users of electrical vehicles to know which connecting points are compatible with the vehicle. This is especially important for drivers travelling cross-border".
ANEC is the European consumer voice in standardisation, defending consumer interests in the processes of technical standardisation and conformity assessment, as well as related legislation and public policies.
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