The new Volvo EX90 electric SUV will hit the market with the “world’s first EV battery passport” later this year....
  • credo@lemmy.world
    35·
    6 months ago

    Because I had no idea what this was:

    it will show buyers information about the vehicle’s battery, such as its composition, where its materials are from, its recycled content, and its carbon footprint.

    Also

    they will track the state of the vehicle’s battery health over time as the vehicle is charged and discharged. […] Future customers will be able to learn much more about the vehicle they’re buying from battery passports.

    • burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      9·
      6 months ago

      I respect the first part, but it seems like a niche audience that would care about materials sourcing. The battery health history is interesting. Service logs are one thing, but real data to show how hard it’s been charged and driven is cool.

        • sorghum
          4·
          6 months ago

          You can do this already with https://recurrentauto.com at least with showing battery health. It also tracks my state of charge and you can tell that I just got done with a long trip where I used the whole battery 100-10 as opposed to my normal 80-30%

          I’ll value a used car using recurrent more than one without

          • evenglow@lemmy.world
            2·
            6 months ago

            Like all BMS track this data. Every EV has a BMS. Most apps let you access this data. It’s up to the EV maker to block this data from EV owners.

            This is a great step in the right direction but doesn’t change the beauty of buying used EVs vs ICE. App on phone and OBD scanner. Don’t need a mechanic inspection.

      • __init__@programming.dev
        3·
        6 months ago

        Where does the data go? Will we be required by law to have/keep our cars connected to the internet so that they may phone home?

  • Lemonyoda@feddit.de
    51·
    6 months ago

    This ist gonna be an legislatory requirement pretty soon at least in EU. Every car manufacturer already has Implementes this or planned to do this in the near future.

    So. Advertisement

  • gravitas_deficiencyEnglish
    63·
    6 months ago

    Uhhhh… I don’t mean to be a negative Nancy, but this absolutely sounds like a huge PR gimmick.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      6 months ago

      Thing is, they’re going to be forced into doing the work for the ESG reporting, so they’re basically just highlighting a part of it for marketing.

    • evenglow@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 months ago

      Requirement. Not gimmick.

      Battery passports will be mandatory for new electric cars sold in Europe starting in February 2027.