SEEL – About us

SEEL Swedish Electric Transport Laboratory is Sweden’s national test and research environment for electrified transport. We provide powerful infrastructure for advanced testing, analysis, and research in electromobility and energy storage. SEEL is owned by RISE and the Chalmers University of Technology Foundation.

About SEEL

SEEL – Swedish Electric Transport Laboratory – is a national resource for the development of future electrified transport. Through three complementary facilities in Nykvarn, Säve, and Borås, SEEL offers a cohesive and robust infrastructure for advanced testing, analysis, and research in electromobility and energy storage.

SEEL has received government support from the Swedish Energy Agency in accordance with previous government decisions, as well as approval from the European Commission.

Three Complementary Facilities

  • Nykvarn – SEEL’s most powerful facility for testing electric axles and drivelines for heavy vehicles such as trucks, buses, and construction machinery.
  • Säve – A modern test environment with capacity for testing batteries, electric motors, electric axles, and complete electric vehicles.
  • Borås – Specialized in safety‑critical battery testing to ensure that energy storage systems meet stringent requirements during use, handling, and production.

Together, the facilities create a complete environment supporting everything from research and concept development to verification and industrialization.

What SEEL Offers

  • Technical testing – Batteries, electric motors, power electronics, electric drivelines, and complete vehicles.
  • Research and development – Initiation and execution of R&D projects within electromobility and energy storage.
  • Analysis and concept development – Support for industry in early development phases and advanced verification.

Organization

SEEL is owned by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and the Chalmers University of Technology Foundation. The management team consists of the CEO and the heads of driveline testing, energy storage testing, research, operations & maintenance, and finance. The company’s board is appointed by the owners.

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SEEL – Energy Storage Testing

SEEL provides advanced energy‑storage and battery testing environments for battery cells, modules, packs and charging functions. Our facilities support product development, verification and industrialization with modern infrastructure, high‑quality data and flexible capacity. We help industry accelerate the development of robust and competitive battery and energy‑storage solutions.

SEEL – Powertrain Testing

Electric machines Electric axles for light and heavy-duty vehicles Noise and vibrations of electric axles and components Complete light and heavy-duty vehicles Simulator for SEEL test cells
Batteries / Solution

Battery Safety Testing

Testing of batteries, approval, and certification according to standards are becoming increasingly important with society´s electrification. At RISE and SEEL we offer sustainable battery testing in our safe and modern test environments.

SEEL – Research

SEEL is one of Europe’s leading environments for research and testing of electrified transport systems. Researchers and industry partners meet in an open test center for electromobility spanning everything from battery research to full‑scale vehicle testing. SEEL accelerates technologies that drive the transition to a sustainable, fossil‑free transport system.

SEEL – Our facilities

SEEL has three test facilities in Gothenburg, Nykvarn and Borås.

SEEL – IPCEI Batteries

SEEL is part of a pan-European research and innovation project in all segments of the battery value chain. In this project, IPCEI Batteries, SEEL is unique with a focus on test capability.
Electromobility / Article

SEEL accelerates the development of new electric vehicles

Electric vehicles are developing fast. But they need to develop even faster – to cope with the climate change and to meet market demands. "We need to make something technically even better, but also cheaper," says Martin Gustavsson, head of research at the Swedish Electric Transport Laboratory (SEEL).