International Conference on Electromobility Standardization

10 Summaries of speeches held during the morning session
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Chen Chunmei Jack Pokrzywa
The session continued with a number
of presentations of national electromobility
strategies from selected countries.
Chen Chunmei of China‘s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
began by describing the development of China‘s continually growing
automobile production and sales starting from 2001; it is projected that by
2015 the production and sales volume will have exceeded 25 million vehicles
per year. The Chinese strategy is to use various measures and incentives to
support the production of fuel-efficient vehicles with internal combustion
engines while at the same time promoting the development of new, alternative
drive vehicles. One such measure is the development of a system based
on standard fuel consumption limits. This process is being implemented on
the basis of uniform standards, and pilot projects are being carried out in 25
selected model cities. As regards electric vehicles, 56 Chinese „new energy
vehicle standards“ – for example, on charging interfaces or on communications
protocols - have already been published, and further standards are
either in preparation or due to be published soon. China is also interested in
an international exchange of ideas, and has entered numerous cooperations
with Germany, the EU, France and the US, for „standardization and harmonization
are very important for a rapid development of the auto industry,“ said
Chen Chunmei, who emphasized China‘s intention to further expand their
international cooperations.
Igor Demay
Jack Pokrzywa, Director of Ground Vehicle Standards for SAE, presented
the US approach and perspective on electromobility and standardization, for
instance as regards battery development or designing the charging infrastructure.
Mr. Pokrzywa described how his „formula for success“ – comprising the
factors policy, infrastructure, reliability, affordability, and of course standardization
and interoperability between systems – determines market demand
and customer acceptance. One challenge is to bring the various stakeholder
interests together, for they form an important part of this system approach.
Several completed and current standard projects – e.g. on the combined charging
system for AC and DC charging, on communications, or on batteries – are
examples of SAE‘s efforts to effectively meet this challenge.
Igor Demay, Chairman of AFNOR‘s strategic coordination group for lowcarbon
vehicles and electromobility, which was founded in September 2010,
provided insight into the Group‘s mission, which is to consolidate the various
interests within France and then promote the French position in the bodies
concerned. This involves not only the development of specific standards projects,
but also strategic policy actions such as the establishment of a French position
paper and a contribution to the Green Book on publicly accessible charging
infrastructures for “low-carbon” vehicles. Representatives from industry,
research and politics are all equally involved in this work. Future endeavours
will include sharing the French national approach with other countries, thus
helping to increase the efficiency of the developing electromobility.