Safety requirements of Indian electric vehicle traction battery -CMVR Approval,
electric vehicle traction battery,

▍SIRIM Certification

SIRIM is a former Malaysia standard and industry research institute. It is a company wholly-owned by Malaysian Minister of Finance Incorporated. It was consigned by Malaysian government to work as a national organization in charge of standard and quality management, and push the development of Malaysian industry and technology. SIRIM QAS, as the subsidiary company of SIRIM, is the only gateway for testing, inspection and certification in Malaysia.

At present rechargeable lithium batteries certification is still voluntary in Malaysia. But it is said to become mandatory in the future, and will be under management of KPDNHEP, the trading and consumer affair department of Malaysia.

▍Standard

Testing Standard: MS IEC 62133:2017, which refers to IEC 62133:2012

▍Why MCM?

● Established a good technical exchange and information exchange channel with SIRIM QAS who assigned a specialist to handle with MCM projects and inquiries only and to share the latest precisely information of this area.

● SIRIM QAS recognizes MCM testing data so that samples can be tested in MCM instead of delivering to Malaysia.

● To provide one-stop service for Malaysian certification of batteries, adapters and mobile phones.

The Indian Government enacted Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) in 1989. The Rules stipulates that all road motor vehicles, construction machinery vehicles, agricultural and forestry machinery vehicles that are applicable to CMVR must apply for compulsory certification from certification bodies accredited by the Ministry of Transport of India. The Rules marks the beginning of vehicle certification in India. On September 15, 1997, the Indian government established the Automotive Industry Standard Committee (AISC), and the secretary ARAI drafted the relevant standards and issued them.
Traction battery is the key safety component of vehicles. ARAI successively drafted and issued the standards AIS-048, AIS 156 and AIS 038 Rev.2 specifically for its safety test requirements. As the earliest approved standard ， AIS 048, it has been abolished on April 1st, 2023, and is replaced by newest version of AIS 038 Rev. 2 and AIS 156. Test standard: AIS 156, scope of application: Traction Battery of L category vehicle