Industry Nears Plug Standard for EVs: Suppliers helped develop North American standard; Yazaki produced connector for testing

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THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS CLOSING IN ON a standard for connectors that will be used to link full electric and other plug-in vehicles to the power grid, says an executive heading up an industry group chartered with developing the protocol. The EV conductive charge coupler standard, known as SAE J1772, has been in the works for about two years, says Gery Kissel, engineering specialist-chargers and cord sets for General Motors Corp., who headed the industry committee to establish the standard.