UL Solutions Inc. officially opened its North America Advanced Battery Laboratory in Michigan, which they say is one of the most extensive electric and hybrid vehicle and industrial battery testing laboratories in the U.S.
The new laboratory is located in the Auburn Hills – Oakland Technology Park – complex near Detroit, known as an automotive hub. The facility houses state-of-the-art battery test equipment enabling UL Solutions to deliver safety and performance testing for automotive and industrial original equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
The facility’s capabilities include thermal fire propagation, electrical, mechanical abuse, and environmental testing based on various UL standards as well as International Electrotechnical Commission – IEC -, United Nations – UN -, Society of Automotive Engineers – SAE -, and OEM specifications.
UL has a large global network of testing facilities for EV powertrain design including those for:
+ Electric Vehicle Battery Fire Testing Laboratory in Northbrook, Illinois
+ EV Charging Test Laboratories in Fremont, California; Northbrook, Illinois; Frankfurt, Germany
+ E-Mobility and Energy Laboratory in Changzhou, China
+ EV Battery Laboratory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea
+ CHAdeMO EV–Quick Charger Matching Center in Ise – Mie – Japan
+ EV Micromobility Laboratory in Luzhu,Taiwan
+ BatterieIngenieure by UL Solutions Battery Testing Laboratory Aachen,Germany
+CERE by Energy ResourceLaboratory Madrid Spain
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