Mr Jilani:Hi Electric Bike Review community,
My name is Ibrahim Jilani, and I'm the Consumer Technology Director at UL Solutions. I've been at ULS for 18 years and the son of a electric lighting manufacturer who has been ULS certified for over 40 years. I would like to help the community of e-Bike riders, makers, and retailers find better ways to look for UL Solutions Certified e-Bikes, e-Scooters, and light EV batteries.
Generally speaking, there is a public database UL Solutions has to find certified products, it's called UL ProductIQ and accessible at www.ul.com/database.
The way the certified products appear is based on the "Applicant", e.g. the company who has applied to be ULS Certified. If that company chooses to only show their company name as the "Listee", then that is what shows up. If the Applicant chooses to show the bicycle manufacturers who are receiving their electrical system as Listees, then multiple bicycle companies would show up in UL Solutions database.
- Here are the existing Listee companies that have ULS Listed e-Bikes: https://productiq.ulprospector.com/en/search?term=qgns
- Here are the existing Listee companies that have ULS Listed e-Scooters & e-Mobility Devices: https://productiq.ulprospector.com/en/search?term=fkis
- Here are the existing Listee companies that have ULS Listed Light EV Batteries: https://productiq.ulprospector.com/en/search?term=bbca
- Here are the existing Listee companies that have ULS Recognized Light EV Batteries: https://productiq.ulprospector.com/en/search?term=bbca2
I encourage all UL Solutions Applicants to include their specific customers that will use their electrical system, so that more of the e-bike brands who use ULS 2849 certified systems will show up in the public database. At the end of the day, it's the Applicant's decision on who shows up as the Listee(s) on the UL Solutions database. For any UL Applicant seeking to add Multiple Listee, here is a quick overview of the process: https://www.ul.com/services/multiple-listing-service-ul-certified-products.
I request this group of enthusiasts to discuss with their e-Bike brands that they would like to see more "Applicants" of ULS Certification to show "Alternate Listee" or "Multiple Listees" on the UL Solutions database. This way the community will have much more transparency on the models that are ULS Certified and associated to the e-Bike brands. Thank you very much for your support and please continue to ride safe, and ride ULS safety certified e-mobility.
Thank you,
Ibrahim Jilani, M.S.
Director, Consumer Technology
UL Solutions
www.ul.com/e-bikes
www.ul.com/e-scooters
www.ul.com/micromobility
Hi Tom,Mr Jilani:
is the primary difference between UL 2849 and UL 2271 that 2849 includes the entire electrical system? That is, does 2849 basically replicate 2271 battery construction requirements and electrical and physical tests, then add on more requirements and tests for the remainder of the electrical system (BMS, controller, charger, wiring)? Or does 2849 have more tests for the battery itself as well?
And can you point me to a side by side comparison of EN 15194 and UL 2849 viz electrical fire safety? (I have yet to find public free access to the European document)
Tom Lent
Thanks
Interesting. A vendor claims to be a Pedego battery supplier but also tells me that UL certification is too expensive and they have none. I wonder who's the bullshitter...
This report was on the local news last night at 6pm. More of a commercial for the local Pedego guy than anything else...
Intersting! Can you direct to me where you learned that Shimano Steps is certified. I'm coming up empty handed in google search. Would love to add it to my listing https://www.climateaction.center/safety-certifications if it is indeed certified. And as you note that would make a number of brands/models certified by their use of the system.This may have already been mentioned, but it appears that the Shimano Steps motor, battery, and controller are UL listed or certified as a 3 piece system for ebikes. That system is used in several commercial ebikes. Anyone familiar with it?
My understanding is Pedego is not UL CERTIFIED AS A SYSTEM.Interesting. A vendor claims to be a Pedego battery supplier but also tells me that UL certification is too expensive and they have none. I wonder who's the bullshitter...
Yours, I find, is a difficult site to negotiate. Here are some articles regarding certified eBikes I've found.Pedego does not show up as UL Certified at the links shared. If there are advertisements of UL Certified coming from any company who doesn’t show up on UL’s certification directory please report that at this link: https://market-surveillance.ul.com/