The electrification of transport and environmental friendliness of batteries is a hot topic amongst car manufacturers and consumers, but Toyota wants to tackle the carbon challenge more holistically. ‘The Batteries Regulation, entering into force...
The official Batteries Regulation draft negotiation text sheds light on the content of the upcoming regulation. There will be changes and specifications regarding producer responsibility. The regulation is expected to enter into force in late May...
On 9 December 2022, the Member States of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission reached an agreement on the content of the proposal for an EU Batteries Regulation, put forward by the Commission almost two years ago...
The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) recently published the Greenhouse Gas Rulebook for calculating and monitoring the carbon footprint of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The new EU Batteries Regulation will require the carbon footprint...
By tightening the collection rate requirements, the aim is to protect the environment and improve the circular economy of batteries and accumulator, thereby also promoting the EU's internal market. The proposed EU Batteries Regulation proposes significantly tighter collection rate requirements for batteries and accumulators. The current...
Processing of the EU Batteries Regulation has resumed in Brussels after the summer recess. The latest estimate is that the regulation could be adopted and enter into force next spring. At the International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR in Salzburg on 14 September, Commission representative Cesar...
The EU Batteries Regulation brings new labelling requirements for the batteries released onto the market. The aim of the new labelling is to promote the collection and recycling of batteries. The new EU Batteries Regulation will, most likely, require new kinds of labelling on batteries placed...
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The producer organisations’ battery webinar provided a comprehensive overview of the current state of the recycling of batteries and accumulators and the changes that will be brought about by the Batteries Regulation. The webinar, aimed at the boards and owners of producer organisations, provided an insight...
Batteries that have been incorrectly disposed of will come back to life when damaged, and they result in disastrous fires every month in homes and during waste management. Since the start of 2020, rescue departments have registered 20 fires caused by zombie batteries, i.e. mishandled chargeable and...
