ChargeX Consortium
ChargeX ran from June 2023 to September 2025 and has now concluded.
Who We Were
The National Charging Experience Consortium, or ChargeX Consortium, was a collaborative effort between Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, National Laboratory of the Rockies, electric vehicle (EV) charging industry experts, consumer advocates, and other stakeholders.
Our Mission
To work together as EV industry stakeholders to measure and significantly improve public charging reliability and usability by September 2025.
Led By
The Process
To achieve our mission, the Consortium divided into three working groups to exchange information that helped the national labs complete the following objectives:
Define the Charging Experience: With the help of data and insights from Consortium participants, the national labs defined and published key performance indicators that measure the customer charging experience, set targets for each performance indicator, measure performance of charging networks in the U.S., and provide a blueprint for recognizing excellence in industry.
Triage Charging Reliability and Usability: The national labs worked with Consortium participants to understand the root causes and quickly identify solutions to problems that prevent customers from successfully charging on public chargers, with emphasis on issues related to payment and user interface; communication between EVs, chargers, and cloud services; and hardware reliability.
Develop Solutions for Scaling Reliability: With input from Consortium participants, the national labs designed new diagnostics and testing tools to ensure successful charging and scalable interoperability testing as the number of EVs and EV chargers continue to grow.
Guiding Documents and Repository
Consortium Framework
Consortium framework
Overview
Overview
GitHub Repository
GitHub Repository
Participating Organizations
The following EV industry stakeholders participated with the national labs in the consortium:
Consortium Participants:
- ABB E-mobility
- American Center for Mobility (ACM)
- American Honda
- Ampcontrol
- AMPECO
- Amphenol
- ampUp
- Applegreen Electric
- Atlas Public Policy
- Autel
- Blink Charging
- Bluedot
- BMW of North America
- Bosch
- bp pulse
- BTC Power
- ChargeHub
- ChargeMate
- ChargePoint
- ChargerHelp!
- ChargeTronix
- CharIN (Charging Interface Initiative North America)
- Consumer Reports
- Cool the Earth
- COVESA
- Discover Global Network
- Dover Fueling Solutions
- Driivz
- Eaton
- Electrify America
- Emobi
- Enel X Way
- Energetics
- EPRI
- EV Connect
- e-valucon
- EVBox
- EVgo
- EVinfo.net
- Evri Network
- Field Advantage
- FLO
- Ford Motor Company
- Francis Energy
- FreeWire Technologies
- General Motors
- Heliox
- Hertz
- HeyCharge
- Hubject
- IoTecha
- JD Power
- KIGT
- Koulomb
- Lucid Motors
- Lynkwell
- Mercedes Benz North America
- Nayax
- NEMA
- New York Power Authority
- Noodoe
- NovaCHARGE
- Open Charge Alliance
- Paren
- Payter
- PIONIX
- Plug In America
- QualComm
- ReliON
- Rivian
- Rove
- SAE Sustainable Mobility Solutions
- Siemens
- SK signet
- Stellantis
- Subaru of America
- Switch EV
- SWTCH
- Tesla
- Toyota Motor North America
- Transportation Energy Institute
- Tritium
- Tritium Power Solutions
- UC Davis
- University of Washington
- Uptime Charger
- VinFast
- Volvo Car USA
- Wallbox
- WattsUp
- Wex
- Xeal Energy
Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, and National Laboratory of the Rockies led the Consortium with state-of-the-art capabilities for conducting collaborative EV charging research, development, testing, and troubleshooting.