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Winter 2015 European Energy Innovation

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and business objects, the coalition of EV market
players behind eMI3 hope to deliver an innovation
and interoperability boost to this important and
growing sector. Interoperability matters to this sector
as it means the speed at which new products and
services which enrich an EV driver’s experience can
be accelerated. In practical terms, interoperability
means EV users should be able to use any charging

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from any supplier with ease and simplicity because
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potential that can be released when conventional
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common goal – in eMI3’s case interoperability across
the EV eco-system.

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central to eMI3 and its members’ mission and vision,
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