Japanese to Promote Global Quick Charging System CHAdeMO

On March 15, 2010, The Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) issued a press release announcing that Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Fuji Heavy Industries and TEPCO have formally established "CHAdeMO Association."

CHAdeMO Association aims to increase quick-charger installations worldwide based on a standardized design.  CHAdeMO is a trade name of the quick charging method that the association is proposing globally as an industry standard.  ChAdeMO is an abbreviation of “CHArge de Move” which is equivalent to “charge for moving” and is a pun for “O cha demo ikaga desuka” in Japanese, meaning “let’s have a tea while charging.”  The General Outline of CHAdeMO is available here.