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Battery Passport Framework

Kartavya Desk Staff

Source: TOI

Context: The Indian government is formulating a Battery Passport framework to enhance the safety, traceability, and export readiness of EV batteries.

• The initiative is being led by NITI Aayog, in collaboration with various ministries.

About Battery Passport Framework:

What is a Battery Passport? A Battery Passport is a digital identity embedded in a QR code that stores complete lifecycle information of an electric vehicle battery, including its origin, components, performance metrics, carbon footprint, and end-of-life data.

• A Battery Passport is a digital identity embedded in a QR code that stores complete lifecycle information of an electric vehicle battery, including its origin, components, performance metrics, carbon footprint, and end-of-life data.

Why is it Needed?

Fire Incidents: Recent EV fires exposed battery safety lapses. Cell Mismatch: Mixing of battery cells from different years leads to performance risks. Battery Swapping Readiness: Swapping requires verifiable, standardised battery info. Export Compliance: Aligns India with upcoming EU battery passport regulations

Fire Incidents: Recent EV fires exposed battery safety lapses.

Cell Mismatch: Mixing of battery cells from different years leads to performance risks.

Battery Swapping Readiness: Swapping requires verifiable, standardised battery info.

Export Compliance: Aligns India with upcoming EU battery passport regulations

Objectives of the Battery Passport Regime:

Ensure EV Safety: Identify and prevent faulty or mismatched cells. Promote Quality Standards: Encourage industry-wide compliance and uniformity. Support Exports: Meet global traceability norms, especially in the EU and global markets. Enable Lifecycle Monitoring: Help users and recyclers know the battery’s usage history. Encourage Circular Economy: Strengthen battery reuse, recycling, and sustainability.

Ensure EV Safety: Identify and prevent faulty or mismatched cells.

Promote Quality Standards: Encourage industry-wide compliance and uniformity.

Support Exports: Meet global traceability norms, especially in the EU and global markets.

Enable Lifecycle Monitoring: Help users and recyclers know the battery’s usage history.

Encourage Circular Economy: Strengthen battery reuse, recycling, and sustainability.

Key Features:

Digital QR Code: Embedded code offers access to origin, chemistry, performance, and carbon footprint. Unique Identity for Each Battery: Like an Aadhaar for batteries—ensures traceability. Real-Time Tracking: Data across production, operation, and end-of-life phases. Standardised Format: Includes manufacturer data, batch details, and service history. Data Sharing Protocols: Controlled access for public, regulators, and recyclers. Compliance with EU Norms: Mirrors European Union’s battery regulation for 2+ kWh batteries.

Digital QR Code: Embedded code offers access to origin, chemistry, performance, and carbon footprint.

Unique Identity for Each Battery: Like an Aadhaar for batteries—ensures traceability.

Real-Time Tracking: Data across production, operation, and end-of-life phases.

Standardised Format: Includes manufacturer data, batch details, and service history.

Data Sharing Protocols: Controlled access for public, regulators, and recyclers.

Compliance with EU Norms: Mirrors European Union’s battery regulation for 2+ kWh batteries.

Significance for India:

Boosts EV Industry Credibility: Enhances consumer confidence in Indian EVs. Drives Make-in-India for EVs: Facilitates global exports and manufacturing standards. Improves Regulatory Oversight: Enables better monitoring of battery safety norms.

Boosts EV Industry Credibility: Enhances consumer confidence in Indian EVs.

Drives Make-in-India for EVs: Facilitates global exports and manufacturing standards.

Improves Regulatory Oversight: Enables better monitoring of battery safety norms.

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