Second-Life Electric Vehicle Battery Repurposing Facility Certification

When an electric vehicle (EV) battery reaches the end of its automotive life, it typically still has about 80% of its storage capacity. Large batteries can be repurposed as stationary power sources, reducing the need for additional battery production and shrinking landfill waste. And while repurposing has multiple benefits, facilities undertaking this important activity must meet many requirements to prepare these batteries for safer use for their second life.

UL Solutions audits and certifies facilities for large battery repurposing to UL 1974. This includes assessing the process for sorting and grading battery cells, packs and modules, and assessing the process to identify the battery’s continued viability and rating mechanisms for continued use. Once we validate that these processes are correctly performed, a facility can achieve a second-life battery facility certification.

Leverage the battery expertise that blazed trails for battery safety, energy storage, electrical certifications and fire propagation testing to help bring safer second-life batteries to the market quickly.