On 19 September, CHAdeMO Association's Director of Public Relations, Tomomi Hakomori, spoke at the Technology Symposium of EVM Asia 2023 (19-21 Sept) held at MITEC (Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre) in Kuala Lumpur.

In the Technology Symposium was collocated with the EVM2023, which is 'the region's No.1 exhibition on electrified vehicles, mobility, manufacturing and auto parts exhibition' acceding to the organiser, attracting over 250 exhibitors and 20 000 visitors from 12 countries.

M Hakomori's presentation was among the six opening speeches on the first day of the conference. In his presentation titled 'The latest charging standards in the world,' M Hakomori talked about the global trends of charging standards and future prospects, as well as CHAdeMO's approach to safety, certification and bi-directional power transfer. He emphasized that while the specifications and charger certification system have ensured the safety of CHAdeMO, interoperability with the EVs will further increase with the Testing Center, which will begin operations later this year.

The attentive audience showed keen interest in the topics covered and asked various questions especially around global standards, safety and bi-directional charging.