According to foreign media reports, SEAT, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, announced that it will invest more than 7 million euros (approximately US$8.2 million) in Spain to build a brand new automotive battery laboratory.
According to foreign media reports, SEAT, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, announced that it will invest more than 7 million euros (approximately US$8.2 million) in Spain to build a brand new automotive battery laboratory.
The laboratory is called Test Center Energy (TCE) and will be completed in April 2021. It is located in the Martorell factory in SEAT. It covers an area of 1,500 square meters. After completion, it will have 1.3 MW. Test ability”. SEAT hopes to test new battery modules, battery packs, chargers and new models through its own laboratory (the laboratory can test up to 6 cars at the same time). The new laboratory will help speed up development.
The company also plans to build multiple climate simulation rooms to test batteries and modules under extreme temperature conditions to simulate different environments that the car may face during its life cycle. There will also be a high-tech electronics laboratory, responsible for designing and producing prototypes, and establishing interfaces for test systems.
In addition, SEAT will also establish a workshop dedicated to design and equipment for various tests related to energy system performance, functional safety and functional integration. To achieve this goal, artificial vision systems will be used in the equipment.
Previously, the company has been using a small-scale laboratory since 2010 with only two climate simulation rooms and a test power of 200 kW. Obviously, such a small-scale laboratory cannot meet the current full commercialization of electric vehicles. SEAT and its Cupra brand will soon launch a variety of plug-in hybrid and pure electric models. , Including vehicles that use the MEB platform, and these vehicles are likely to get higher sales.