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EU: New requirements on in-vehicle battery durability, electric vehicle range at low temperature and electrified vehicle system power   The European Commission has published an update to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1706 concerning specific methods, technical requirements, testing procedures, and administrative provisions related to in-vehicle battery durability, electric vehicle range at low temperatures, and electrified vehicle...

Taiwan: BSMI certification for Secondary Lithium Battery Packs for Road Vehicle Propulsion   Taiwan has published the final text of “Legal Inspection Requirements for Secondary Lithium Battery Packs for Road Vehicle Propulsion”. In support of its goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu has...

Botswana: Adoption of BOS IEC 61851-23:2023 Electric vehicle conductive charging system – Part 23: DC electric vehicle supply equipment.   Botswana has announced the adoption of the IEC standard 61851-23:2023 Electric vehicle conductive charging system. BOS IEC 61851-23:2023 applies to electric vehicle (EV) supply equipment intended to enable energy transfer between the supply network and...

Taiwan: New certification requirements for Secondary Lithium Battery Packs for Road Vehicle Propulsion   Taiwan published a Proposal for Legal Inspection Requirements for Secondary Lithium Battery Packs for Road Vehicle Propulsion. To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu has been actively promoting the development of...

EU: Batteries Regulation – postponement of the battery due diligence obligations   Two days are left to take part in the EU public consultation on the postponement of the battery due diligence obligations. Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 aims to support the effective operation of the EU internal market while minimizing the environmental and health impacts associated...

EU: New delegated and implementing acts for the Battery Regulation expected   The European Commission has announced its plans to publish further delegated and implementing for the EU Battery Regulation.  They will cover the following issues: carbon footprint label classes, battery due diligence schemes and carbon footprint methodology. The Battery Regulation mandates life-cycle carbon footprint...

EU: New delegated acts for the Battery Regulation   The EU Commission has announced its initiative to publish a draft regulation for Calculation and verification methodology of rates for recycling efficiency and recovery of materials of waste batteries. The Battery Regulation mandates that the European Commission develop a method for calculating and verifying the efficiency...

EU: New regulations for carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries   The EU Commission has published two new draft regulations for carbon footprint methodology and declarations of electric vehicle batteries.  They will both supplement the new Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. The first draft Commission Delegated Regulation concerns the rules on how to calculate the carbon...