BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union moved closer toward common standards for electric cars on Tuesday when its executive arm launched work on a single charging system for their batteries.
The European Commission and standardization groups -- the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute -- signed a deal on defining how the plug and socket system should look and work.
"This signing is very important for the future of green cars. ... Our work in favor of new models is impossible without standardization and infrastructure," Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani told a news conference.