Originally launched by Renault and Schneider Electric, EV Ready aims to guarantee interoperability between the charging infrastructure and electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicles in the market across Europe by means of a uniform scheme to cover requirements that have to be considered in addition to the existing standards.

The carmakers have said that they will be ‘keeping an eye’ on the IEC61851-1 ed2.1 standard, which is currently in progress, and will look to complete the development and the formalisation of the certification requirements in the coming months.

The EV Ready scheme was first launched in June 2010 and is intended to become a recognised benchmark in the field of charging systems for electric vehicles.

More than 60 European companies ranging from energy providers, network operators, suppliers and installers of charging stations are already working to develop and adopt the scheme.