# ANSI Flags Battery Handling and Charger Access Gaps in New EV Report

The standards coordination panel tracks 30 existing gaps and proposes three additional areas for work.

By Will Langan | 24X7 News
Published: 2026-10-30T17:07:19.573Z
Updated: 2026-10-30T17:07:19.573Z
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The American National Standards Institute released an electric-vehicle standards progress report October 30 that proposes new work on damaged batteries, accessible charging and the reliability of unattended public chargers.

The October report updates standards, research and conformity-assessment activity against 30 previously identified gaps. The three proposed additions cover damaged-battery triage, monitoring, storage and transfer; accessible and inclusive charging equipment and interfaces; and public charging equipment’s user experience, operation and serviceability.

These proposals identify areas requiring coordinated work. They do not themselves impose new requirements on motorists, vehicle manufacturers or charging operators.

ANSI’s Electric Vehicles Standards Panel coordinates public- and private-sector stakeholders but does not develop the standards itself. Its role is to identify needs, follow progress and help connect the organizations responsible for the work.

The update builds on a 2023 roadmap developed with input from more than 130 organizations, including federal agencies, national laboratories, standards developers, industry and academia. That roadmap identified 37 gaps spanning vehicle systems, charging infrastructure, grid integration and cybersecurity.

The 30 existing gaps covered in the new progress update are therefore a tracking scope, separate from the three newly proposed topics and the original roadmap’s total.

ANSI expects another progress report in May 2027. The current document is part of an ongoing coordination process, rather than a declaration that public charging reliability, battery handling or accessibility problems have been resolved.

Sources: ANSI’s October 30 announcement of its Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Gaps Progress Report.

## Sources
- Electric Vehicles — October 30, 2026 Primary Announcement: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-ansi-report-charts-progress-on-standards-for-electric-vehicles-at-scale-302925162.html