Under a new Batteries Regulation law agreed by EU, batteries destined for EVs are set to become significantly cleaner and greener.

Covering sourcing, production and recycling of batteries for electric cars, battery manufacturers that sell in the EU will have to report the product’s entire carbon footprint, from mining to production to recycling, as early as July 2024.

That data will then be used to set a maximum CO2 limit for batteries to apply as early as July 2027, ensuring that the companies use clean energy instead of fossil fuels.

Companies selling batteries in the EU will also have to comply with rules designed to prevent environmental, human rights and labour abuses in their supply chains. The law will require battery-makers to identify, prevent and address a wide range of issues, spanning water pollution to community rights. But while the regulation will apply to key raw minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite, a spokesperson for campaigners T&E said all raw materials, including fossil fuels, should be held to the same standards under a new due diligence law that the EU will finalise in the coming months.

Finer details will be forthcoming.

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