The new Batteries Regulation will ensure that, in the future, batteries have a low carbon footprint, use minimal harmful substances, need less raw materials from non-EU countries, and are collected, reused and recycled to a high degree in Europe.
Although the EU battery regulations are relatively quiet on trade and investment, they are part of a broader geopolitical environment that has become increasingly concerned about the security of energy and critical mineral supply chains (Petitjean and Verheecke, 2023; Riofrancos, 2023; Torjesen, 2024).
Minimum Levels of Recycled Content Recycling efficiency Targets for batteries One significant improvement to the Batteries Directive is that manufacturers are required to ensure that batteries are readily removable and replaceable during the lifetime of the appliance.
From 2030 onwards, EU manufacturers face a looming shortage of battery raw materials. This is due to the combined effects of an increase in global demand, driven mostly by the electrification of road transport and the limitations of the EU’s domestic supply of raw materials, which is both scarce and rigid.
Regulatory framework: Directive 2006/66/EC18 on batteries and waste batteries seeks primarily to improve the environmental performance of batteries, by establishing rules for placing them on the market (in particular, by prohibiting certain hazardous substances) and rules for collecting, recycling and disposing of them.
Scientific Reports 14, Article number: 688 (2024) Cite this article The negative impact of used batteries of new energy vehicles on the environment has attracted global attention, and how to effectively deal with used batteries of new energy vehicles has become a hot issue.
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