Keeping Up with Battery Passport Developments ??

Hi there,

If you are following the development of the Digital Product Passport, it shouldn’t come as news that the EU Council adopted the Battery Passport regulation on July 10, 2023.?

The European Council announced that starting from February 1, 2025, any industrial or electric vehicle (EV) battery with a capacity exceeding 2 kWh in the EU market will have to submit certain information about the battery materials, carbon footprint, etc.

The battery passport will be required from February 18, 2027.

This new battery passport system aims to promote transparency, sustainable design, responsible recycling, and safety.?

Some of the key highlights of the regulation include:

• Transparency: Battery passport ensures traceability throughout the battery's life cycle, building consumer trust.

• Sustainable Design: Manufacturers must prioritize eco-friendly battery production and resource efficiency.

• Responsible Recycling: Battery passport enables responsible recycling and contributes to the circular economy.

• Safety and Quality: The regulation sets stringent standards to ensure safe and high-quality batteries

So far, it has been determined that the battery passport regulation will require the economic operators (those putting the batteries on the market) to submit over 90 data points to comply.

Some of the data categories are:

• General information
• Label and certification
• Carbon footprint
• Supply chain due diligence
• Materials and composition
• Circularity and resource efficiency
• Performance and durability

Please click on the image below for more information on the data requirements:

If you’d like to learn more about the battery passport and how it will affect the battery industry, please refer to the resources below:

• Battery Passport: A New Initiative for Sustainable Europe
• Important Takeaways from CIRPASS’ Final Event on DPP

As traceability will play a significant role in the regulation, we're happy to get in touch with you and help you with compliance and building a greener future.

Sincerely,

The PSQR Team