From 2027, all new electric cars must be equipped with a so-called 'battery passport', which must make it clear where the raw materials for the battery come from.
From February 2027 – i.e. in just three years – all new electric cars must be equipped with a so-called battery passport.
At least if they are sold within Europe. In the battery passport, you as a driver must be able to find a lot of information about how the electric car's battery was created.
That's what Autocar writes.
Motorists must, among other things, know the supply chain behind the battery and the raw materials the battery is made of. Politicians in the EU are still deciding which information the car factories must be forced to provide in the passport.
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But it is already established that the battery pass is something financed by the German Ministry of Economy, which in the same concern has taken brands such as Audi and BMW on board.
According to the technology company Circulor, the new battery pass will cost between 7 and 12.8 euros expensive. All depending on the car. This corresponds to almost DKK 100 when it is most expensive.
On the other hand, the battery pass will make it more transparent how the individual electric car has been created.
– It creates accountability in the supply chain – who controls what, when and where, says Circulor manager Ellen Carey.
