Nuneaton-based Horiba MIRA (www.horiba-mira.com) — a world leader in advanced engineering, research and product testing — opened its Advanced Battery Development Suite (ABDS) earlier this month, further cementing the business as a UK leader in battery engineering and testing.

ABDS will provide test and development services for battery packs and other components for hybrid and electric vehicles. It enables Horiba MIRA to test full battery packs and battery-pack components in both physical and simulation domains.

Horiba MIRA will now be the first business in the UK able to offer vehicle manufacturers a full suite of testing from battery components through to complete battery packs, by integrating the power capabilities of the ABDS facility with its independent UK Accreditation Service-audited EMC facilities.

This includes EMC and electrical transient testing of battery packs in simulated real-world driving conditions in both a charge and discharge state at up to 800A.

Declan Allen, Horiba MIRA’s managing director, said: “This investment demonstrates our commitment to reducing vehicle emissions and strengthens the business’s battery and electric-vehicle engineering and testing capabilities.

“We’ve worked with many of the leading global manufacturers and automotive suppliers over the past 70 years, and this investment will enable us to deliver essential testing to support manufacturers and automotive suppliers in developing hybrid and battery systems.”