Electric car batteries: Manufacturers in the EU will have to disclose their CO₂ footprint in the future
Created: 12/16/2022, 9:30 am
By: Sebastian Oppenheimer
Electric car batteries made with electricity from coal carry a large CO₂ backpack with them.
The EU wants more clarity about emissions in production in the future.
Battery-powered electric cars are widely considered to be particularly environmentally friendly.
However, the streamers are also being scrutinized more and more closely.
Because of their usually high weight and the enormous torque, they usually also produce more tire abrasion.
The new Euro 7 emissions standard will therefore also include limit values for e-cars.
In addition, it is often criticized that when considering the environmental impact of e-cars, the production of their batteries and their recycling are left out.
And that is exactly what is about to change.
Electric car batteries: Manufacturers in the EU will have to disclose their CO₂ footprint in the future
Because manufacturers of electric car batteries will have to disclose the CO₂ footprint of their batteries from mid-2024.
The data should cover the entire product life from raw material extraction to recycling and help to introduce a corresponding limit value from mid-2027.
The EU has now decided this as part of the "Green Deal" measures.
The aim is to establish a sustainable circular economy in battery production.
Manufacturers of e-car batteries in the EU will have to disclose the CO₂ footprint of their batteries in the future.
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Electric car batteries: EU sets recycling quotas for raw materials
The regulations also include recycling quotas for certain raw materials: Nickel and cobalt, for example, must be 90 percent recycled from 2027 and 95 percent from 2031.
For lithium, the minimum values are 50 or 80 percent.
In addition, companies that want to sell e-car batteries in the EU must comply with other environmental, occupational safety and human rights regulations.
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Electric car batteries in the EU: The rules have not yet been defined in more detail
In addition to environmental policy, the new regulations are also likely to have economic policy consequences.
Among other things, they make it difficult to import batteries that are produced with Chinese coal-fired power, for example.
However, a precise design of the rules and the monitoring measures is still pending.
(With material from SP-X)