The 2025 CHAdeMO General Assembly

The 2025 CHAdeMO General Assembly was held on Wednesday, 4 June in a hybrid format, as in the previous years. In total, more than 300 participants (163 on-site and 140 web participants) attended.

The programme is as follows:

Chairman's address

“Appreciation of the efforts of members” (Chairman Takafumi Anegawa)

Keynote speech

“Recent trends in vehicle policy and charging infrastructure” (Mr Kuniharu Tanabe, Automobile Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan)

CHAdeMO General Assembly Seminar

2024 Activity report & 2025 Action plan (CHAdeMO Secretariat)
CHAdeMO US 2024 Activity report & 2025 Action plan (David Patterson, Representative CHAdeMO US)
CHAdeMO Europe 2024 Activity report & 2025 Action plan (Tomoko Blech, Representative CHAdeMO Europe)
Status of charging infrastructure and new charger development initiatives (Mr Keiji Iwahori, e-Mobility Power)
Introduction of the next-generation super-fast charger (Mr Masaaki Ishimura, Takaoka Toko)
High-power charging, future of automatic charging, EV fast charger: interoperability test centre ETAC (Mr Shin’ichi Yamaki, TUV Rheinland)

At the exhibition and reception held after the General Assembly, a number of products and materials were on display, including five EVs, and many conversations took place in a friendly atmosphere.

The list of exhibited products and presentation materials are uploaded on the Members Pages (access is limited to CHAdeMO members only).

Plug and Charge Working Group starts

CHAdeMO Association launched its Plug and Charge Working Group (PnC-WG) to drive forward technical studies and standardisation with the aim of realising a plug and charge function based on the CHAdeMO charging standard. The kick-off meeting was held on Friday 4 July 2025 in a hybrid format.

Currently, ISO15118 and other later recharging standards include specifications for automated payment of usage fees during recharging, resulting in improved convenience at the time of payment and commercialisation. However, the CHAdeMO standard has so far not specified an automatic payment method.

A low-cost and simple automatic payment system with guaranteed security is to be defined as a CHAdeMO standard specification, with the aim of realising a charging system that is even easier to use.

The new Infrastructure Workshop begins

The EV market has expanded rapidly in recent years, requiring the development of charging infrastructure and technological innovation. In particular, support for the spread of charging standards, development in international markets and the dissemination of information on charging technologies and visions are essential for the further advancement of EVs.

With a view to quickly responding to these challenges and realising a sustainable mobility society, CHAdeMO Association has decided to integrate its previously fragmented activities related to infrastructure dissemination and public relations into the new Infrastructure Workshop. The following three activity policies will be the pillars of our efforts to contribute to the development of the EV markets.

1: Dissemination support

Organising seminars and webinars by experts
Holding workshops for companies
Supporting the activities of test centres to ensure interoperability

2: Global development

Research and analysis of charging infrastructure policies (Asia, Europe, North America)
Strengthening collaboration with local partner companies and government agencies
Promoting CHAdeMO standards at international exhibitions and forums

3: information dissemination