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Battery Gets a Digital Birth Certificate

The Battery Pass will become mandatory in the European Union from 2027. Škoda Auto and the Group have been preparing for its introduction for some time.

The battery of an electric car goes through a long journey before it ends up in the car. From the origin of individual raw materials through production to further use, a wide range of data is generated. Connecting and making this data accessible is exactly what the Battery Pass is designed to do – a digital record containing important information about a specific battery and its life cycle. From 18 February 2027, it will be mandatory for electric car batteries in the EU. For Škoda Auto, however, this is not a subject that only started with the new European legislation. Together with the Group, the carmaker has been working for many years on the transparency of supply chains, responsible sourcing of raw materials, and managing batteries throughout their entire life cycle.

One passport, lots of information

Battery Pass will contain information about a specific battery, making it possible to track its journey and make better decisions about the next stages of its life. The State of Health (SoH) will play an important role. It will show the condition of the battery and how much of its original capacity it retains. This information can be important, for example, when selling a used electric car or when deciding whether a battery can still be used or should be recycled. This second life of batteries is one of the areas the carmaker is focusing on. Used batteries can, for example, serve as stationary energy storage at dealerships.

What does the customer get?

For Škoda car owners, the Battery Pass will, above all, provide more information and greater transparency. While only basic technical specifications are currently readily available, the digital pass will offer more detailed and verified information about a specific battery. It will be accessible via a QR code. This will be particularly useful for second-hand electric cars, where information on the battery's condition will boost confidence when buying or selling, or make it easier to decide on the vehicle's future use.

Batteries do not leave production without a passport

Introducing the Battery Pass isn't just a matter of a new QR code. For production plants, it represents an extensive process and IT project. The key rule is simple: no battery leaves the plant without a valid Battery Pass. Every battery produced at Škoda Auto will therefore first need to be successfully registered in the Group's CTR (Component Tracking Register) system. This will gradually replace the current BZD-K (documentation of components' design status) and become the central repository for component data. Once registration is successful, the data will be uploaded to the Battery Pass application, where it will also be accessible to the customer.

Checks will also take place in the other direction: before installation in the car, it will be verified that every battery used, whether produced at the Škoda Auto plant, at another VW Group plant, or purchased from a supplier, has a valid passport. Only after this verification can it continue on to the car. The result will be certainty that the manufactured car meets legal requirements and can be handed over to the customer.

Company-wide project

The Group has decided to develop its own Battery Pass solution to keep control over the data and its processing. At Škoda Auto, a cross-functional team is therefore working together to implement it. The Battery Pass will link a large number of processes, systems and data already being generated at Škoda Auto today, as the whole project will start being tested from September.

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Battery Pass in a nutshell

It is a structured electronic record that accompanies a battery throughout its entire life. It is based on the European Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. Physically, the passport is hidden behind a QR code placed directly on the battery. For customers, however, it is accessible via a web application or the VIN code. Inside the passport, there are up to around ninety data attributes, ranging from manufacturer identification, chemical composition and carbon footprint to the share of recycled materials, performance, service life and current capacity relative to the life cycle. The data has two levels: general information about the model can be read by anyone, including customers, while more sensitive operational data is only available to authorities, service providers, dealers or recyclers. The Battery Pass is also the first digital product passport in the EU, and it will serve as a model for other types of products.

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