Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Testing

Reliable, comprehensive, and bespoke testing solutions to get your electric and hybrid vehicles to market faster.

In the rapidly advancing electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) market, ensuring your automotive products stay ahead of the competition and guarantee performance, customer safety and satisfaction is vital. These advances in electrification technologies in the automotive industry and the accelerated global adoption of EVs has led to an increase in demand within the European, North American, and global EV powertrain test market.

To support this global transition to EVs, Intertek offers a diverse portfolio of testing and assurance services for its customers, providing bespoke testing solutions for passenger car, commercial, electric motorsport (such as Formula E) manufacturers, Tier 1 and 2 suppliers, and electrified aerospace manufacturers. Intertek’s multi award-winning Global EV Testing Centre of Excellence was purpose-built with the industry's needs in mind, and combined with its other Milton Keynes facility, Intertek’s EV services cover a diverse range of solutions and capabilities including:

Vehicle or powertrain-in-loop (ViL/PiL) testing (2WD/4WD)
High-speed eMotor dyno testing
EV axle module testing
Battery simulation or real battery integration to powertrain test
EV fluids testing
Hybrid Transmission testing
Hybrid powertrain testing
EMS mapping
Fuel, additive, and lubricant testing
On-road vehicle testing
Consultation services

Intertek’s Global Electric Vehicle Testing Centre of Excellence

As global automotive manufacturers continue to invest in and develop their electric vehicle portfolios and electrification technologies, Intertek’s Global Electric Vehicle Testing Centre of Excellence in Milton Keynes aims to push the boundaries of electric propulsion testing. This state-of-the-art EV Centre of Excellence’s testing capabilities include motors, inverters, axle modules, all onboard vehicle electrical systems and complete Electric Vehicle testing. The facility is equipped with 5 world-class EV powertrain test cells, including a two-wheel and four-wheel drive powertrain-in-loop (PiL) climatic test chamber, electric axle module test rigs, and three state-of-the-art e-motor dyno rigs operating at speeds up to 27,000rpm. Intertek’s EV Centre of Excellence was awarded Automotive Testing Technology International’s 2021 Engine Test Facility of the Year award, as well as their Company of the Year award.

Our Automotive Battery Testing

Intertek also offers a diverse range of automotive battery testing solutions; from cell, module and pack level testing, abuse testing, to fire exposure and safety certification testing, and EV fluids testing, we can provide you with a one-stop-shop for your electric vehicle testing requirements. To learn more about our automotive battery testing capabilities, click here.

• 2 x 550kW low inertia eAxle 2WD – 1.2MW with optional additional Battery Simulation up to 800kW electrical

• 2 x 550kW low inertia eAxle 2WD – as above

• Combined eAxle cells to create full vehicle 4WD test chamber with 1.2MW electrical power and 2MW dyno absorption power

• 290kW, 400Nm, 27,000rpm low inertia direct drive eMachine Dyno

• 500kW, 680Nm, 20,000rpm low inertia direct drive eMachine Dyno

• 500kW, 800Nm, 20,000rpm eMachine Dyno

• 300kW, 1000Nm, 18,000rpm eMachine Dyno

• 25,000rpm eMachine Back-to-Back durability rig

Intertek aims to be the partner of choice for OEM, tier 1 and tier 2 companies in the EV industry, by providing end to end innovative and expert support. Intertek has the capability to provide consultancy services in:

• Design and development of electric machines, batteries, power electronics, and vehicle systems & integration

• UK and International regulatory requirements

• Design Verification Plans (DVPs)

• Bespoke testing methodologies and test rig design & delivery

• Combining simulation and testing skills to assess multi-layered system performance

• System certification

• System homologation

• System benchmarking

• Bespoke training packages relating to EV systems

• Manufacturing set-up

Many of these capabilities are within our Milton Keynes labs, but we also have global capabilities in many related systems to bring in resources as required.