REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Increasing demand for fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas reducing vehicles are prompting APEC economies to adopt international standards to support the production and use electric vehicles and avoid regulatory divergences in the Asia Pacific region. This is in line with APEC economies’ priorities to strengthen comprehensive connectivity and innovative development, economic reform and growth.
Trade officials, standards experts, manufacturers and power grid representatives agreed that electric vehicles were the way of the future for automobile industry. But they noted that economies should work to align and harmonize with regulations and international standards for the market.
“The introduction of electric vehicles into regional and global transportation networks presents a unique set of safety, design and performance requirements,” Chairman of the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment, John Larkin said recently.
It aims to ensure that economies can turn to an APEC resource when considering the development of regulations or standards related to electric vehicles. It will help them satisfy public safety and environmental considerations while lowering barriers to greater regional and global trade.
Chairman of APEC Automotive Dialogue, Wang Fuchang said that sustainable auto industry development would have a significant impact on the economic future of the Asia-Pacific and it was the main long-term objective.
“A key supporting component for all electric vehicles is their electric charging systems. This is opening up the need for significant infrastructure development, above all battery charging systems, and exposing interoperability gaps in electric power grid and plug requirements between economies," Wang said.
A roadmap is now being discussed within APEC to facilitate the adoption and implementation of international standards pertaining to electric vehicles. It includes a recommendation to establish an APEC Electric Vehicle Interoperability Center to help economies ensure that electric vehicles can interface with electrical and charging infrastructure across the region.
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