13.05.2024
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AUTOMOTIVE WORLD: What will sustain the push for EV battery traceability?
Regulatory and economic factors have instigated the need for sustainable battery sourcing, but they may not maintain the momentum alone
An uptick in regional industry regulations is slowly pushing electric vehicle (EV) battery composition to the top of automotive’s agenda. From February 2027, the EU’s Battery Regulation will require all cells larger than 2 kWh to have a battery passport containing data on the unit’s history. In the US, supply chain oversight is driven through a combination of the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit and California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulation (ACC II).
Read the full article on Automotive World here.
"“While ACC II doesn’t require supply chain traceability, it is effectively still a battery passport,” says Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, Chief Executive of Circulor. “It allows all future owners of a car to know the history and health of a battery.” His company tracks upstream supply chains to create data-based proof of a product's origin and ESG performance."
Will Girling, Writer at Automotive World
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