

Intertek is a global Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification (ATIC) partner helping OEMs and Tier-1s de-risk EV battery programs from cell to pack to charging. Its Electrification Centre of Excellence near Detroit brings one of North America’s most extensive EV battery and EVSE test footprints—spanning abuse, fire/propagation, vibration, environmental, and high-power cycling—so teams can validate safety, performance, and durability under real-world thermal loads.
With global labs and certification pathways, Intertek navigates UN 38.3 transport, UL/IEC/ISO/SAE battery safety, and OEM methods while supporting BMS-in-the-loop evaluations, failure analysis, and market access (ETL). The Plymouth, MI facility features 200,000 ft² with 1,200 V/600 kW battery cyclers, a 55,000 lbf shaker, ~90 environmental chambers, EVSE emulation, and dedicated fire/bunker areas—built for fast-charge heat fluxes and module/pack-level thermal propagation studies.
Key Technologies Supporting EV Battery Systems:
EV Battery Safety & Abuse Testing
Cell/module/pack-level overcharge, external short, crush, nail penetration, thermal shock, humidity/temperature cycling, mechanical shock, and fire exposure—aligned to UL 2580, IEC 62660, ISO 12405, SAE J2464/J2929, ECE R100, USABC/USCAR, and OEM specs.
Thermal Propagation & Fire Testing
Pack fire tests and propagation scenarios, plus extreme events such as 30-meter drop testing—supporting safety cases and countermeasure validation.
Environmental & Vibration for Thermal Robustness
Altitude, thermal/humidity cycles, and high-energy shaker/vibration campaigns to uncover cooling-system and interconnect weaknesses that drive hotspots or ΔT spread. (55,000 lbf shaker; large chamber inventory.)
BMS Simulation, Monitoring & Failure Analysis
BMS-in-the-loop cycling, HPPC, drive-profile simulations, teardown and forensic analysis to link thermal behavior with control strategies and lifetime models.
Certification & Global Market Access
UN 38.3 transport testing, IEC 62133, and ETL certification support to accelerate compliance and shipment readiness across regions.
EV Fluids & Cooling Media Testing
Rig and vehicle-level programs for e-axle and battery-adjacent fluids to quantify heat removal, losses, and system interactions—informing coolant selection and thermal architecture.
Whether you’re mapping fast-charge heat loads, proving out thermal-runaway countermeasures, or closing certification gaps, Intertek’s electrification labs and standards expertise help bring safer, better-cooled EV batteries to market—faster.