Bureau of Indian Standards has approved India's first indigenous AC and DC combined charging connector standard for light electric vehicles
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India's national standards body, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) approved the country's first indigenously developed AC and DC combined charging connector standard, IS17017 (Part 2/Sec 7): 2023, for light electric vehicles (LEVs). Is. It is the world's first combined AC and DC charging connector standard for light electric vehicles and has been designed and engineered in India, which can become a benchmark for LEVs globally. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, NITI Aayog, Department of Science and Technology, ARAI, EV manufacturers and Bureau of Indian Standards came together to develop a national standard. This standard will help create an open ecosystem, which will lead to faster EV adoption across the world.
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