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SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS “ To make things as easy as possible , MCS is based on a global agreement on technical specifications , with support of a large portion of the industry , where CharIN has been the perfect incubator delivering ready concept of MCS that now are handed over to become ISO and IEC standards ,” said Johan Lindström , Technical Manager VCB Vehicle Technology , Scania .
CharIN is a global association with 280 members that promotes interoperability based on the Combined Charging System ( CCS ) as the global standard for charging vehicles of all kinds .
Lindström continued : “ This means among other things that the MCS inlet will be placed at the same position in the truck – leftfront side behind first axle – to harmonise infrastructure layouts .”
Jorge Soria Galvarro - Scania Senior Technical Adviser for Charging Infrastructure

“ TO DEVELOP A STANDARD IN THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM IS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE HARMONISED SOLUTIONS TO LOWER COSTS AND INCREASE INTEROPERABILITY , WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON SAFETY AND UPTIME ”

JORGE SORIA GALVARRO SCANIA SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISER FOR CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
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