{"id":32342,"date":"2023-05-04T11:08:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T10:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=32342"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:08:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T10:08:43","slug":"uk-battery-degradation-laws-evs-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-battery-degradation-laws-evs-electric-vehicles\/32342\/","title":{"rendered":"Could UK battery degradation laws be changing for EVs?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last week\u2019s Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) meeting saw international cooperation potentially produce a new UK baseline for EV degradation laws.<\/p>\n
The importance of EV battery performance cannot be understated, head of vehicle policy at the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), Abdul Chowdhury, explained.<\/p>\n
As the battery forms a significant part of a used EV\u2019s value and performance, providing information on its health will keep EV consumers informed.<\/a><\/p>\n This information will also allow consumers to make informed comparisons between vehicles and help alleviate concerns over battery degradation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe UK government has been working with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and other international partners to develop technical regulations on SoH monitors and minimum battery performance standards and is currently analysing options for adopting these regulations into UK law\u201d, Chowdhury commented.<\/p>\nBattery state of health (SoH) and potential standards by 2025<\/h3>\n