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Transport & Environment, Europes leading clean transport campaign group, welcomes the Commissions proposal for a revised End of Life Vehicles law. This law is fundamental to ensure circularity of cars and greening of their production. The revised legislation should be as much about what goes into making a new car (low carbon and recycled materials) as about how its recycled at the end of its life.

The regulation proposal describes that manufacturers have an extended producer responsibility for their vehicles that are available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State. Manufacturers shall, individually or collectively, ensure that end-of-life vehicles are collected or collected (Article 16).

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While the commercial warranty may provide a general idea of a battery expected Lifespan, we Argue that it does not have an accurate measure for the years of operation (YoP), as detailed in Chapter 2.1. The battery technical features, such as energy density, power, charge rate, and sliding rate, can have a greater impact on its Lifespan.

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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.