T&E's response to the European Commission consultation on battery carbon footprint.
During the meeting of the EU’s Expert Group on Batteries and Waste Batteries on 6 July 2023, participants were invited to send written feedback to the European Commission on the draft report of the JRC that was presented during the meeting. Click to download the input from T&E, which makes recommendations to improve the draft delegated act establishing the methodology for calculation and verification of the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries. It builds on our previous position, which can be found here.
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