New ANSI Report Charts Progress on Standards for Electric Vehicles at Scale

Report tracks progress on 30 existing gaps and proposes three new ones, from damaged battery handling to public charger reliability

NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As electric vehicles become more integrated into the nation's transportation system, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is helping U.S. industry tackle the practical questions that come with mass adoption, from how to safely handle a damaged battery to whether public chargers work reliably for every driver. A new October 2026 Gaps Progress Report released today tracks progress on standardization priorities and flags three areas that need coordinated action.

The report, issued by the ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP), provides updates on standards, research, and conformity assessment activities against 30 previously identified gaps. It also proposes three new gaps for consideration:

• Damaged EV Battery Triage, Monitoring, Storage, and Transfer, addressed in the report's Vehicle Systems chapter
• Accessible and Inclusive EV Charging Equipment and Interfaces, addressed in the report's Charging Infrastructure chapter
• Public Unattended Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) User Experience, Operations, and Serviceability, addressed in the report's general section

"As EV adoption grows, the standards questions are shifting from whether the technology works to how it performs in the real world, for every driver and at every charger," said Christine Bernat, ANSI director of standards facilitation. "Damaged batteries, accessibility, and charger reliability are the kinds of issues that are easier to solve together and early, and we encourage more stakeholders to join ANSI in this work."

Tracking progress as EV adoption scales

The report builds on the EVSP's 2023 Roadmap of Standards and Codes for Electric Vehicles at Scale, developed with input from more than 130 organizations across federal agencies, national laboratories, standards developers, industry, and academia. The roadmap identified 37 standardization gaps across vehicle systems, charging infrastructure, grid integration, and cybersecurity.

It is intended as a living document, updated as standards work advances, until the EVSP undertakes its next full roadmap.

The next gaps progress report is expected to be issued May 2027. For more information, visit www.ansi.org/evsp.

About the ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel

The ANSI EVSP brings public- and private-sector stakeholders together to coordinate the standards work needed for safe, large-scale EV deployment in the United States—with international alignment built in. The panel does not develop standards itself; it identifies where they are needed, tracks progress, and helps industry move in the same direction.

To receive future updates, suggest edits to the report, or get involved, indicate your interest when you download the report or email [email protected].

ANSI gratefully acknowledges the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) for its 2026 sponsorship of the ANSI EVSP. This initiative is supported through private-sector sponsorships. ANSI invites sponsorships for 2027 to directly offset ANSI's costs of executing the project.

About ANSI

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems and safeguarding their integrity. Its membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations.

The Institute represents and serves the diverse interests of more than 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million professionals worldwide. ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). For more information, visit www.ansi.org and access the latest news and content on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook. 

SOURCE American National Standards Institute