TÜV Rheinland InterCert Kft. and ZalaZONE Ipari Park Zrt. signed a cooperation agreement on the establishment of a battery testing center on October 27, 2022, in Budapest - the Ministry of Technology and Industry (TIM) informed MTI on Thursday.
The association explains in its announcement: the center will be established next to the ZalaZONE vehicle industry test track in Zalaegerszeg, and is expected to start operating in the summer of 2024. TÜV Rheinland, one of the world's leading quality assurance testing, inspection and certification providers, is contributing to the expansion of battery production and development capabilities in Hungary by expanding its activities for the analysis of energy storage systems and battery testing.
The announcement quotes the Minister of Technology and Industry, László Palkovics, who said: "the government prioritizes the battery economy in its industrial development efforts. Then we can preserve the positions we have won in the future of the vehicle industry, which is decisive in terms of domestic economic and industrial performance, exports and employment, if we are also at the forefront of introducing clean technologies According to the sectoral vision of the Ministry of Technology and Industry (TIM), Hungary by 2030
Along with Germany, it becomes a European battery production center. Together with TÜV Rheinland, we can further expand the range of domestic research and development by examining the suitability and safe operation of electric vehicles, and also by testing modern fuel cells."
A constantly expanding innovation ecosystem is being built in the environment of the ZalaZONE vehicle industry test track with the cooperation of universities, research institutes and companies. TIM aims to ensure that by the beginning of the next decade, all German premium car manufacturers with factories in Hungary will use the facility's services. In addition to self-driving and electric mobility, one of the best domestic research infrastructures also offers world-class conditions for testing 5G and drone technologies - read the TIM announcement.
(Source: autokalauz.co.hu; MTI | Image: pixabay.com)