The national battery swapping standards for electric vehicles (EVs) will be finalised soon, paving the way for faster growth of the fledgling industry, which will play a key role in cutting vehicular population and green house gas emissions.
According to sources, the standards to be unveiled by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will focus on three aspects – battery, connectors and battery management systems.
Minister for consumer affairs Piyush Goyal will chair a meeting on January 3 of key stakeholders for finalising the policy, the sources added.
The meeting will also discuss whether battery swapping standards would be made mandatory or not.
BIS had formed a committee to formulate standards on aspects such as size and dimensions of the battery, communication protocols, connectors and interoperability for ensuring interoperability amongst EVs.
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