The Volvo EX90 is set to become the first electric car to get a ‘battery passport’, which will give buyers an insight into what impact manufacturing the car’s battery has had on the environment, what precious materials were used and what the car is like in terms of end-of-life recyclability.
Battery passports will become mandatory for any electric car sold in the EU from 2027. While the UK is no longer part of the Union, they will also be a feature on cars here, too.
Using battery passports, owners will be able to track all of the materials used throughout the manufacturing process from mine to assembly plant, whilst also getting a read of a car’s carbon footprint and seeing how much of the battery pack can be recycled.
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