Battery health checks and their impact on the used electric vehicle market will come under the spotlight at the July member meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA).

The VRA event will include contributions from battery health experts and survey results on the best way to apply battery health checks to the remarketing process

Taking place at Cox Automotive in Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire on Thursday 25 July, the event will include contributions from battery health experts Aviloo, Altellium and Clearwatt, as well as the results of a VRA survey on the best way to apply battery health checks to the remarketing process.

Also, Robin Brundle of Recyclus will provide a briefing on EV battery recycling, handling and logistics.

Battery health has been in the headlines again after the Labour Party manifesto pledged to support buyers of second-hand electric cars by standardising battery condition information.

VRA chair Philip Nothard said: “We know that used car and van buyers have serious concerns about the possibility of battery degradation and failure when they consider an EV, and battery health checks are the best potential solution to allaying those fears.

“We’ll really be drilling down into the subject at this meeting, looking at the pros and cons of the different technologies available, practical issues such as when and where tests are needed, how to present the information produced to trade and retail buyers, and the potential impact on vehicle values.

“This is a subject that we know our members want to know more about and that reliable, impartial information is not always easy to obtain, so we’re expecting a high level of attendance.”

A discussion about the impact of the general election result on remarketing will also take place at the meeting. The final line-up is being finalised but will include representation from across the sector.

Nothard said: “Whatever the outcome of the election, there will be implications for remarketing, both in direct policy terms affecting areas such as transport and electrification, and in a wider sense when it comes to the economy and consumer confidence. We’re assembling a panel who will be able to speak authoritatively on all of these issues.”

As with all VRA member meetings, attendance is available online as well as in person.