Bureau of Indian Standard(BIS), National Standard Body of India, has published standards for Test Specifications for Lithium-ion Traction Battery Packs and Systems (Performance Testing) for Electrically Propelled Road Vehicles.

• Electric vehicles are vehicles that operate on electric motor and rechargeable batteries.
• Safety and performance are two critical aspects of electronic devices.
• Most of the EVs use Lithium-ion batteries because of its high power to weight ratio.

KEY POINTS:

• This standard is formulated considering real life scenarios for an electric vehicle such as vehicle is in parking (battery is not used for extended period of time), battery system is being shipped (stored), operating battery at low and high temperature etc., accordingly various tests are incorporated in this standard.
• Further, keeping view on safety aspect of batteries for EV, Bureau of Indian Standard is in the process of publishing 2 more standard related to batteries for various passenger and goods carrying vehicles.