UL Solutions to develop EV battery testing lab in Michigan

UL Solutions to develop EV battery testing lab in Michigan

The new laboratory will test the capabilities at the EV battery cell, module and full-pack level for thermal propagation.

UL Solutions plans to open a new battery testing laboratory in Auburn Hills, Michigan, in mid-2024. When completed, UL Solutions’s battery engineers and laboratory staff will test electric vehicle (EV) and industrial battery products for compliance with safety and performance requirements for the U.S. and global markets.

The new laboratory will be located in the Auburn Hills Oakland Technology Park complex, near Detroit. The company says services will include:

  • Testing capabilities at the battery cell, module and full-pack level for thermal propagation
  • Fire testing
  • Design verification and product validation
  • Electrical, mechanical, abuse, and environmental testing based on various UL and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards, United Nations (UN) goals and initiatives and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and OEM specifications

According to the 2022 EY Mobility Consumer Index, consumers’ preference for EV technology continues to grow. The study revealed more than half of those surveyed, 52%, intend to buy a fully electric, plug-in hybrid or hybrid vehicle. The U.S. Department of Energy states that electric vehicle battery manufacturing capacity in North America in 2030 is projected to be nearly 20 times greater than in 2021 in order to meet the growing demand. A wave of new EV battery plants will increase capacity from 55 Gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/year) in 2021 to nearly 1,000 GWh/year by 2030.

By 2030, production capacity will be able to support roughly 10 to 13 million all-electric vehicles per year. As a way to optimize supply chain logistics, many battery production facilities will be co-located with automotive assembly plants, with Michigan seeing the highest growth, UL Solutions says.

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