On 24 February 2025 the first India-EU workshop on electric vehicle (EV) charging technology was held in Pune, India, under the EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC) working group on green and clean energy technologies. It brought together policymakers, representatives from the electro-mobility industry, standardisation associations and technical testing facilities to foster harmonised solutions for sustainable transport. 

The workshop took place ahead of this week's EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC), the objective of which is to improve collaboration on digital transition, clean and green technologies and trade and investment. It will focus on collaboration on digital public infrastructure and its compatibility, as well as resilience of key value chains and cooperation on global trade issues.

The EU and India are deepening their partnership as part of a new strategic agenda to build prosperity, stability, security and people-to-people connections. Cooperation in the area of research brings a dynamic contribution to this partnership. 

EU-Indian charging standards  

The workshop was organised by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), with the support of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and addressed key policy and technical aspects of EV charging. Covering all EV size classes, it focused on interoperability, standardisation, and strategic cooperation. Expert presentations, policy dialogues and panel discussions covered critical topics such as: 

• EU and Indian charging standards, infrastructure and communication requirements and interoperability targets; 
• the future strategic directions in India and the EU in sustainable mobility, including potential synergies leading to economies of scale; 
• EV charging system testing capabilities and pre-normative research, with focus on ARAI and JRC facilities; 
• industry perspectives to increase India-EU collaboration in EV charging.  

Opportunity for deeper bilateral cooperation 

The workshop provided the opportunity to deepen bilateral cooperation on harmonising standards for EV charging infrastructure, including cooperative, pre-normative research for harmonised testing solutions and knowledge exchange in the field of electro-mobility. 

The participants had the opportunity to visit the ARAI laboratory, gaining first-hand exposure to India's state-of-the-art EV and electro-mobility testing facilities.  

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