EV battery condition tech firm Generational has partnered with Maverick Diagnostics to make EV health testing available to thousands of automotive workshops across the UK.

The partnership opens a route to around 6,000 workshops across the UK, helping make EV battery testing more accessible to motorists through trusted local repairers.

The two companies are encouraging drivers to make battery health checks part of routine annual maintenance, alongside servicing or MOT appointments.

Generational will distribute its testing kits, fulfil workshop orders and provide the software platform that powers its battery health checks, state of health reporting and customer-facing certificates. Maverick Diagnostics will market the technology and provide educational insights for workshops.

As the used-EVs parc continues to swell, battery condition is becoming one of the most important questions for consumers, retailers and repairers alike. While real-world data shows EV batteries are performing strongly overall, individual vehicles can vary depending on age, charging behaviour, usage profile and maintenance history.

This makes routine battery health testing increasingly important. With battery condition representing one of the most influential factors in determining used EV value in today’s market, Generational and Maverick Diagnostics are encouraging EV owners to include a battery condition check as part of annual vehicle maintenance, whether during a service, MOT appointment, pre-purchase inspection or before selling a vehicle.

Under Generational’s testing process, a compact device connects to the vehicle’s OBD port, enabling the software to assess key battery condition data and produce a clear report that can be shared with the customer.

The report gives motorists a straightforward view of the vehicle’s battery state of health, including clear breakdowns of the condition of each cell in the battery – helping them understand how the whole pack compares with its original capacity. The end result gives drivers greater confidence in the vehicle’s condition and expected performance.

Generational’s recent Battery Performance Index, based on more than 8,000 EV battery assessments across the UK, found that average battery state of health stands at 95.15%, with many older and higher-mileage vehicles performing strongly. However, the index also found that variance between vehicles increases with age – reinforcing the importance of testing on a case-by-case basis.

For Generational, the agreement marks another step in its mission to build confidence in the used EV market by making battery transparency a standard part of vehicle ownership. For Maverick Diagnostics, it expands the tools available to workshops preparing for a more electrified vehicle parc.

Generational has previously secured funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, recognising the business as one of the UK’s most promising net-zero automotive technology start-ups.

Oliver Phillpott, CEO of Generational, said: “Battery health should not be something consumers only discover when they are buying a car, selling a car or when something goes wrong. It should become a familiar part of EV ownership, in the same way motorists understand the importance of service history, mileage verification or an MOT.”

He continued: “This partnership enables us to put Generational’s technology into the hands of the repairers motorists already rely on. Together, we can make battery testing accessible at scale, giving consumers clear, data-backed answers in minutes.”