This is a new effort led by US Department of Energy national laboratories that will work to rapidly develop solutions that ensure a reliable and frictionless charging experience for all Americans.
As part of the ChargeX Consortium, Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will collaborate with organisations representing a cross-section of the EV charging industry on complex issues that require multi-stakeholder collaboration to solve and simplify. This effort aligns with the Joint Office mission to accelerate an electrified transportation system that is affordable, convenient, equitable, reliable, and safe and fulfils a specific mandate to plan, coordinate, and implement data sharing to inform the buildout of a national charging network.
"The national labs provide the independent expertise needed to fix the most challenging, systemic problems that can impact the customer charging experience," said consortium director John Smart of Idaho National Lab. "The national lab team shares a sense of urgency and has identified an aggressive timeframe that aligns with the United States' accelerating transition to electric transportation."
Already, the ChargeX Consortium has commitments to participate from most of the leaders in the EV charging sector as well as automotive manufacturers and others interested entities.
The consortium builds on the foundation for charging reliability established by the minimum standards for Federal Highway Administration Title 23 funded EV charging infrastructure projects. It also complements two other Joint Office-supported efforts - The Joint Office Ride and Drive Electric Funding Opportunity Announcement. This intends to improve EV charging performance and reliability.
For more information or to request to join the ChargeX Consortium, visit https://inl.gov/chargex/
