Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/656 amended AFIR. From 1 January 2027, every charge point that is installed or renovated must comply with EN ISO 15118-20, whether it is publicly accessible or private. Chargers already on the wall are not affected until they are renovated. The e-flo PRO supports ISO 15118 natively, built to meet these AFIR requirements.
AFIR is Regulation (EU) 2023/1804. Its Annex II lists the technical standards charge points must meet. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/656 of 2 April 2025 rewrote that annex, and it has applied since 8 January 2026. Point 2.1 covers the communication between the car and the charger.
| From | Which charge points | Standard | Annex II |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2026 | Publicly accessible, AC and DC, installed or renovated | EN ISO 15118-1, -2, -3, -4 and -5 | 2.1.1 |
| 1 January 2027 | Publicly accessible, AC and DC, installed or renovated | EN ISO 15118-20:2022 | 2.1.2 |
| 1 January 2027 | Publicly accessible points that offer Plug & Charge or other automatic authentication | Both EN ISO 15118-2 and EN ISO 15118-20 | 2.1.2 |
| 1 January 2027 | Private, AC and DC, installed or renovated, charging in Mode 3 or Mode 4 | EN ISO 15118-20:2022 (Mode 2 points: EN IEC 61851-1:2019) | 2.1.3 |
Source: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/656, which rewrote Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 (points 0 and 2.1). Checked 9 November 2026. A wallbox with a Type 2 socket or a fixed Type 2 cable charges in Mode 3. Auf Deutsch.
In scope from 1 January 2027. A private Mode 3 point installed from that date must comply with ISO 15118-20 (point 2.1.3).
In scope from 1 January 2027 for every point installed or renovated, whether staff-only (private) or open to the public.
Not affected. The rule covers points installed or renovated from the date. An existing charger only has to comply when it is renovated.
The regulation defines installed as “the initial placement of all relevant recharging point equipment, including hardware, software and associated electrical infrastructure”, and renovated as “a major or complete replacement of relevant recharging point equipment”. So replacing an old wallbox with a new one after 1 January 2027 counts: the new one must speak ISO 15118-20.
This is separate from AFIR’s payment rules. A card reader is required only on publicly accessible points of 50 kW and above. Below 50 kW a secure online payment, such as a session-specific QR code, qualifies. Private points have no ad-hoc payment duty at all.
ISO 15118 is the digital conversation between the car and the charger over the charging cable. It runs on top of the basic signalling of IEC 61851-1. With it, the car can identify itself so charging starts without a card or app (Plug & Charge), and the two sides can agree a charging schedule. ISO 15118-2 is the first generation, still the one most cars on the road speak. ISO 15118-20 is the second: it makes encrypted, certificate-based communication the norm and adds the messages that bidirectional charging needs.
The regulation names the standard but not how compliance is proven. CharIN’s August 2026 position paper says no harmonised test and certification scheme for ISO 15118 on AC chargers is available yet, and that ISO 15118-20 conformance tests for AC are still being developed. No AC wallbox can show a certificate that does not exist, so ask any vendor what their claim rests on.
CharIN asked the Commission in April 2026 to move the ISO 15118-20 date to 1 January 2028. As of 9 November 2026 no amendment has been published. The Commission is preparing guidance on how compliance is demonstrated. Treat 1 January 2027 as binding until the Official Journal says otherwise.
Sources: CharIN response to the AFIR review (22 April 2026); CharIN position paper “Clarifying ISO 15118 implementation under AFIR”, version 2 (3 August 2026).
The e-flo PRO supports ISO 15118 natively. It was built to meet AFIR’s ISO 15118 requirements: for public points installed now, and for every new point, public or private, from 1 January 2027. A unit bought today can be installed after the deadline.
V2G is hardware-ready only. The e-flo PRO is not certified for bidirectional charging, and we do not claim it is.
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Yes, if it is installed or renovated from 1 January 2027 and charges in Mode 3, which every wallbox with a Type 2 socket or cable does. Point 2.1.3 of AFIR’s Annex II covers private recharging points. A wallbox installed before that date is not affected until it is renovated.
No. The rule applies to charge points installed or renovated from 1 January 2027. An existing charger can stay as it is. If you replace it after that date, the replacement must comply with ISO 15118-20.
Not for a new charge point. From 1 January 2027 a new public point needs ISO 15118-20, and both ISO 15118-2 and ISO 15118-20 if it offers Plug & Charge. A new private point needs ISO 15118-20.
No. The card-reader rule applies to publicly accessible points of 50 kW and above. Below 50 kW a secure online payment, such as a session-specific QR code, qualifies, and private points have no ad-hoc payment duty.
The e-flo PRO supports ISO 15118 natively and was built to meet AFIR’s ISO 15118 requirements. No harmonised certification scheme for ISO 15118 on AC chargers exists yet, according to CharIN in August 2026, so no AC wallbox can show one. Ask any vendor what their claim rests on.
Its hardware is ready for it, but it is not certified for bidirectional charging, and e-flo does not claim it is.
CharIN has asked the Commission to move it to 1 January 2028. As of 9 November 2026 no amendment has been published, so treat 1 January 2027 as binding until the Official Journal says otherwise.