Electric-vehicles have the potential for a significant substitution of diesel and gasoline vehicles, and contribute to a reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) and particulate matter emissions. According to the European Renewable Energy Directive, the share of renewable transportation fuels should be 10% in 2020.

This is an essay approach to develop a discussion about the role government can play in stimulating electric vehicle (EV) diffusion, adoption and deployment in support of larger societal goals such as sustainability and urban livability.

This part of IS 17017 (Part 1): 2018, applies to electric road vehicle (EV) supply equipment for charging electric road vehicles, with a rated supply voltage up to 1 000 V a.c. or up to 1 500 V d.c. and a rated output voltage up to 1 000 V a.c. or up to 1 500 V d.c. Electric road vehicles (EV) cover all road vehicles, including plug-in hybrid road vehicles (PHEV), that derive all or part of their energy from on-board rechargeable energy storage systems (RESS). This standard also applies to EV supply equipment supplied from on-site storage systems (for example, buffer batteries).

This standard (Part 2/Sec 1) is applicable to plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors, vehicle inlets and cable assemblies for electric vehicles, herein referred to as accessories, intended for use in conductive charging systems which incorporate control means.

This section of IS 17017(Part 2) covers requirements of plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets with pins and contact-tubes of standardized configurations, herein referred to as accessories, with nominal rated operating voltage not exceeding 415 V a.c., 50 Hz and a rated current not exceeding 63 A three-phase or 70 A single-phase, for use in conductive charging of electric vehicles.

This Standard (Part 2/Sec 3) is applicable to vehicle couplers with pins and contact- tubes of standardized configuration, herein also referred to as accessories, intended for use in electric vehicle conductive charging systems which incorporate control means, with rated operating voltage up to 1 500 V d.c. and rated current up to 250 A, and 1 000 V a.c. and rated current up to 250 A.

This Indian Standard (Part 21/Sec 1) which is identical with IEC 61851-21-1: 2017 ‘Electric vehicle conductive charging system — Part 21-1: Electric vehicle on-board charger EMC requirements for conductive connection to an AC/DC supply’ issued by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Electrotechnology in Mobility Sectional Committee and approval of the Electrotechnical Division Council.

This Indian Standard (Part 1) which is identical with ISO 15118-1: 2013 ‘Road vehicles - Vehicle to grid communication interface - Part 1: General information and use-case definition’ issued by the International Organization for Standardization(ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Electrotechnology in Mobility Sectional Committee and approval of the Electrotechnical Division Council.

This Indian Standard (Part 2) which is identical with ISO 15118-2: 2014 ‘Road vehicles - Vehicle-to-grid communication interface - Part 2: Network and application protocol requirements’ issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Electrotechnology in Mobility Sectional Committee and approval of the Electrotechnical Division Council.

This Indian Standard (Part 3) which is identical with ISO 15118-3: 2015 ‘Road vehicles — Vehicle to grid communication interface — Part 3: Physical and data link layer requirements’ issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Electrotechnology in Mobility Sectional Committee and approval of the Electrotechnical Division Council.