166 Chapter 13 Chinese Standards and Industry Organizations The Standardization Administration of China (SAC) is responsible for managing, supervising, and coordinating standardization work in China. SAC was established in 2001 and authorized by the State Council to exercise administrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management, supervision and overall coordination of standardization work in China (Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China, 2014). SAC also represents China in several of the international standards organizations such as the ISO, the IEC and other international, and regional standardization organizations.
SAC is responsible for approving and organizing international cooperation and exchanging projects on standardization (Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China, 2014). In China, one of the largest organizations that is working with both the vehicle and the battery manufacturers is the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC). Formed in 1985, CATARC works with the Chinese National government in the area of creating automotive standards and technical regulations, conducting product and quality system certification, conducting industry planning and policy research, as well as providing basic technology research in a multitude of areas.
While continually working to support the Chinese regulations, CATARC also strives to maintain its position as an impartial, third-party standards, testing and certification organization (China Automotive Technology and Research Center, n.d.). The National Technical Committee on Automotive Standardization (NTCAS) is responsible for all automotive standards including subcommittee 27 which is responsible specifically for EV standardization. The NTCAS also works with ISO, and the secretariat of NTCAS is located at the CATARC headquarters in Tianjin, China. China’s GB standards correspond to the major ISO and SAE standards.
Table 2 below shows the corresponding Chinese and international standards related to all electrification components. In respect to Chinese testing and certification organizations, the two most highly accepted organizations are CATARC and the Battery Testing Lab within the North Vehicle Research Institute 201. Both can carry out battery testing (mainly according to QC/T 743) and issue official certifications.
European Standards and Industry Organizations International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance Formed in 2013 the International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance (IBESA) is a European trade group which was formed by the International Photovoltaic Equipment Association (IPVEA) and solar research group EuPD as the first international alliance for providers of battery