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Lithium-ion batteries will be the backbone of the economy’s decarbonisation, notably the EU transport. Unlike combustion engines that burn oil and release harmful emissions, batteries can be reused and recycled at the end of their lives. Batteries are the best technology we have today to make our road transport emissions-free.

That there is a need for a revised battery directive and new regulation to fully benefit from the potential of a growing battery industry is evident. Northvolt would like to underline a few points regarding the inception impact assessment in order to have the new regulation in place as timely and effectively as possible. The full feedback will be submitted as attached file.

This submission is made on behalf of four European NGOs: ECOS, EEB (The European Environmental Bureau), Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH – Environmental Action Germany, and Transport & Environment, all with an interest in the development of an environmentally sustainable battery value chain in Europe.

T&E welcomes the Commissions draft act on the methodology for calculating the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries. Prioritising direct connection to renewable energy, thus rewarding clean manufacturing, and opting for a battery approach for the functional unit are key principles and should be kept.

Northvolt welcomes the European Commissions carbon footprint methodology for batteries for electric vehicles in its current form, as a balanced compromise between different policy considerations. It is important and urgent to have a framework set in the immediate term, both for the sake of regulatory certainty for industry and for the sake of transparency on the carbon intensity of production to ensure a sustainable…