Glossary
Battery Passport
The product-specific Digital Product Passport mandated for EV and industrial batteries above 2 kWh sold in the EU from February 2027.
The Battery Passport is the first sector-specific DPP to be locked in by EU law, ahead of the broader ESPR rollout. It covers EV batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kWh and light means of transport batteries.
Required data includes carbon footprint, recycled content, state of health, supply-chain due diligence and end-of-life information — accessible by scanning a QR code on the battery.
Related terms
Digital Product Passport (DPP)
A structured, digital record of a product's identity, materials, supply chain and sustainability data, accessible via a data carrier such as a QR code or NFC tag.
ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation)
The EU regulation that introduces mandatory Digital Product Passports and stricter ecodesign requirements across nearly all physical goods sold in the EU.