Shanghai (ZXZC)- Gotion High-Tech announced on Feb. 21 via its WeChat account that its laboratory has been qualified by Volkswagen Group for cell testing, indicating that the Chinese battery maker’s testing and validation abilities have been recognized by the German auto giant.

As one of the world’s biggest automobile groups, Volkswagen Group has set the requirements stricter than the global industry’s average standards in the aspects of reliability validation, test cycles, testing environment, and innovative testing methods for power batteries for the sake of high reliability, safety, and performance.

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Covering an area of more than 60,000 square meters, Gotion High-Tech Validation Engineering Institute has set up four validation bases in Xinzhan, Baohe, and Lujiang of Hefei city and Jiading of Shanghai city. It has also built four testing platforms for cell material and component testing, cell testing, system testing, and safety & reliability testing, enabling the full-size and life-cycle validation analysis from raw materials to battery systems.

The laboratory was accredited by CNAS (China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment) in 2015, and by other domestic and international professional organizations, like TÜV, CSA, and CCS, demonstrating that its validation capability has reached a global-leading level.

Over the past several years, Gotion High-Tech Validation Engineering Institute has been working on the validation and development of Volkswagen unified cells, and providing supports for the validation and testing of Volkswagen’s global projects.