The first CHAdeMO Seminar (FY2025 Session 1) was held in a hybrid format on Friday, 10 October 2025. The venue for in-person attendance was Zen Suidou Kaikan in central Tokyo. Sixty-two participants attended at the venue, while 260 individuals participated online.
A total of six presentations were given: two featured stories and four general presentations:
Featured presentations
- The future of EVs: proposals for enhancing societal resilience (Mr Hiroomi Funakoshi, TEPCO)
- Current status and outlook for the ultra-rapid charger SERA400: the trend towards three-polarisation of chargers by output level (Mr Masaaki Ishimura, Takaoka Toko)
General presentations
- Introduction to technologies implemented in N-ONE e: (Mr Ryohei Saiki, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.)
- Report on test driving driverless EV taxis and inspecting VW's MAAS and TAAS MOIA (Mr. Masatoshi Fukuda, Tokyo R&D Co., Ltd.)
- Cases of EVSE damage during 800V battery charging using EVSEs rated below 500V and countermeasures (Mr Arun Nair, Mercedes-Benz R&D India)
- Reliable global electric vehicle sales performance and forecast data (Mr Nicolas Meilhan, EV-volumes.com)
Presentation materials are to be published on the CHAdeMO website's member-only section in due course.
The second CHAdeMO Seminar (FY2025 Session 2) is scheduled for February–March 2026.
