BRUSSELS : The EU parliament approved on Wednesday new rules to make batteries more durable, more sustainable, and better performing.The new rules, which will come into force once the European Council has formally endorsed the text, affect the design, production and waste management of all types of batter
BRUSSELS : The EU parliament approved on Wednesday new rules to make batteries more durable, more sustainable, and better performing.
Europe’s battery demand is set to soar this decade, spurred by the 30 million electric vehicles the EU says its citizens will be driving by 2030. Under the rules, light means of transport batteries and rechargeable industrial batteries must declare and label their carbon footprint.
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