Mahle and Midtronics aim to develop diagnostic services for electric car batteries

The Swabian automotive supplier Mahle and the American service specialist Midtronics have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop service equipment for electric vehicles. The goal of the partnership is to offer workshops a safe, simple, and effective service for the important lithium-ion battery, according to the companies. The offering will range from battery diagnostics to maintenance – independent of brand and throughout the entire lifecycle of the batteries and vehicles. The Swabians want to contribute their knowledge and experience in refrigerant and fluid service, ADAS calibration, BatteryPRO solutions, and vehicle diagnostics to the partnership. The Americans contribute their technology in monitoring, inspecting, diagnosing, and maintaining low and high voltage batteries. Together, they can offer a complete service package for electric vehicle batteries, which will make up a significant part of the future business of independent workshops, the partners are convinced.

"In the era of electromobility, battery service will gain a completely new significance for independent workshops. With our partnership with Midtronics, we are opening a new chapter for service equipment," explained Georges Mourad, Director Global Service Solutions at MAHLE.