Safe energy transfer
Electrical, thermal, mechanical, fire and environmental protection are verified for the declared installation.
IAF Standards Programme
IAF EV Charging Infrastructure Assurance
Safe, interoperable and dependable charging across equipment, sites and services
A lifecycle framework joining electrical protection, reliable sessions, digital trust, accessible use, grid integration and environmental evidence.
First Edition | Technical Working Text 0.2 | 13 September 2026
Read the Full Working Draft32 clauses | Annexes A-L | 4 assessment objects
At a glance
Charging Is an Integrated Service, Not Just a Device
The assessed boundary connects the electricity supply, protection, charger, vehicle interface, communications, management platform, identity, payment, user facilities and supporting operations.
Session integrity
Initiation, power delivery, information, billing, stop conditions and recovery are evaluated as one user outcome.
Interoperable service
Exact physical and digital interfaces are declared and tested across representative configurations.
Continuing assurance
Installation, commissioning, maintenance, software change, incidents and decommissioning preserve evidence.
Assessment architecture
Four Assessment Objects Remain Linked but Distinct
Evidence can support another object only when configuration equivalence and interface assumptions are demonstrated.
Design and manufacture
Charging equipment, protection architecture, connectors, firmware and declared environments.
Deployment and handover
Supply, distribution, installation geometry, accessibility, commissioning and local energy systems.
Connected service layer
Remote management, communications, identity, cybersecurity, data, updates and payment interfaces.
Field performance
Availability, successful initiation, maintenance, incident response, support and user outcomes over a stated period.
Framework structure
The Main Clauses in Six Clear Groups
This table provides a concise route through the working draft. The complete technical requirements and annexes remain available in the PDF.
| Clauses | Group | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| 01-07 | Foundation and Risk | Scope, application, modules, governance, engineering risk and deployment obligations. |
| 08-13 | Design and Electrical System | Manufacturing, electrical and fire safety, durability, grid integration and vehicle interfaces. |
| 14-20 | Connected Charging Experience | Interoperability, session integrity, cybersecurity, updates, data, billing, consumer protection and accessibility. |
| 21-26 | Site and Lifecycle Operations | Planning, installation, commissioning, maintenance, recovery, sustainability and supply-chain integrity. |
| 27-31 | Advanced Energy Services | Bidirectional, high-power, heavy-vehicle, wireless, automated, dynamic, mobile, storage-assisted and AI functions. |
| 32 | Verification and Claims | Conformity decisions, assessed versions, scope limitations and public statements. |
Need the technical detail? The complete draft includes the module matrix, engineering-limit schedule, hazard register, test catalogue, interoperability coverage and digital evidence passport.
Key ideas
What Readers Should Take Away
External dependencies remain part of service risk
Outsourcing does not remove accountability for an interface or charging outcome.
A component report is not site or service conformity
Product, installation, platform and operational evidence keep distinct boundaries.
The highest-power unit is not always the worst case
Minimum output, cables, weak supply, ambient heat and fault combinations can drive selection.
Future compatibility is not a present capability
Only tested interfaces, configurations and software versions support a positive claim.
Reliable charging includes the complete user journey
Payment, information, accessibility, unsuccessful starts and recovery affect the real outcome.
Using the document
From a Declared Charging Configuration to a Verifiable Service Outcome
Development status: Technical Working Text 0.2 is a development proposal. Draft service targets, laboratory methods and conformity-scheme governance still require validation.
01Declare the assessment object, site, versions and offered functions
02Select mandatory modules and map interfaces and dependencies
03Verify safety, compatibility, sessions, access and recovery
04Record field metrics, evidence, limitations and change triggers
Continue with the full technical document
Review all 32 clauses and Annexes A-L for modules, hazards, test records, metrics and commissioning controls.