March 10, 2022: Germany-based lead battery testing company EBL became the latest member of the Consortium for Battery Innovation on January 27, the company announced.

EBL, which was founded in June 2021 by joint managing directors Benjamin Gebhardt and Martin Müller, started construction of its independent lab testing facility at Holungen, in the central German federal state of Thuringia, this month.

The company said it expects to start operations at the facility in the middle of 2022.

Gebhardt and Müller said EBL will offer electrical and mechanical testing of lead acid batteries, supported by follow-up evaluation and expert assessment of test results.

Photo: Artist’s impression of EBL’s new facility.