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

▍Introduction

Products must meet the applicable Indian safety Standards and mandatory registration requirements before they are imported into, or released or sold in India. All electronic products in the mandatory registration product catalogue must be registered in the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) before they are imported into India or sold in the Indian market. In November 2014, 15 mandatory registered products were added. New categories include mobile phones, batteries, mobile power supplies, power supplies, LED lights

▍Standard

● Nickel cell/battery test standard: IS 16046 (Part 1): 2018 (refer to IEC 62133-1:2017)

● Lithium cell/battery test standard: IS 16046 (Part 2): 2018 (refer to IEC 62133-2:2017)

● Coin Cells / Batteries are also in the scope of Mandatory Registration.

▍MCM’s strengths

● MCM has obtained the first BIS certificate of battery in the world for customer in 2015, and acquired abundant resources and practical experience in the field of BIS certification.

● MCM has hired a former senior BIS official in India as a certification consultant, removing the risk of cancellation of registration number, to help to secure the projects.

● MCM is well-skilled in solving all kinds of problem in certification and testing. By integrating local resources, MCM has established the Indian branch, composed of professionals in the industry of India. It keeps good communication with BIS and provides customers with comprehensive certification solutions.

● MCM serves leading enterprises in the industry, providing the most cutting-edge, professional and authoritative Indian certification information and service.

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
Test standard: AIS 038 Rev.2, scope of application: Traction Battery of M, N category vehicle