Bharat Charge Alliance and CHAdeMO Association join to promote standardized charging ecosystem in India, ET Auto

The specifications for building interoperable charging infrastructure will be adopted based on the IS/IEC standards. The Alliance now intends to implement IS17017-25 (adopted from IEC 61851-25) EVSE standard and IS17017-2-6 (IEC 62196-6) vehicle inlet and connector standard published by Bureau of Indian Standard. Having adopted global IEC standards, BCA intends the vehicles remain market (domestic and/or international) agnostic.

The on-ground roll out is expected in a few weeks, and the Bharat Forge-backed EV startup Tork Motors is set to be the first player to adopt the new standardised charging protocol. Around 25 EV players, mainly 2 and 3-wheeler companies,are said to have expressed interest in the alliance for interoperable charging networks.