Vauxhall retailers first with used EV battery certificate
03 March 2020
Vauxhall is believed to be the first manufacturer to have introduced an electric car battery capacity certificate for used EVs and PHEVs.
The check service will confirm the health of used electric car batteries. Retailers will run a series of tests on EV batteries and issue electronic Battery Capacity Certification via the MyVauxhall app, proving to used car buyers the battery is in a good state.
The battery diagnostics checks will be carried out during routine vehicle servicing and Vauxhall claimed the e-service will help retain values of secondhand electrified vehicles.
Vauxhall’s move follows a call from experts at the 2019 VRA conference for retailers to display a battery condition certificate when selling used EVs. “The information about a battery’s life will have an impact on the residual value,” said CAP HPI consultant Matt Freeman. “It needs to be available to the buyer and if this isn’t done freely and openly… then it will probably be legislated for.”
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