The British Standards Institute (BSI), the British national standards body, has issued the first operating specification for the safe and environmentally friendly handling of electric vehicle batteries from Electrichybridvehicletechnology.com.

This is the first publication of the Faraday Battery Challenge Standardization Program, which is supported by British research and innovation as part of the government’s £317 million investment to address the UK’s productivity gap in electric vehicles. The standard and other standards that will follow it are designed to help expand and promote the production, safe use and recycling of batteries in the UK. In this growing market, the UK’s market value is estimated at 5 billion pounds, while the UK’s market value is estimated 50 billion pounds in Europe by 2025.

As the UK prepares for future sales bans on gasoline and diesel vehicles, the new standards will help reduce health and safety risks and create environmental best practices throughout the life cycle of electric vehicle batteries.

The new standard, PAS 7061 Electrified Batteries for Vehicle Drives-Safe and Environmentally Friendly Handling of Battery Packs and Modules-Code of Practice, outlines best practices for procurement and materials throughout the entire process.

As the UK seeks to emerge in this emerging international industry, it will help companies involved in the manufacture of battery packs and modular batteries to innovate quickly, safely and sustainably. It will also help automakers, dealers and recycling organizations manage risks as they deal with the entire life cycle of batteries. The standard covers 11 treatment topics, including storage, hazards, and fumes.

BSI Standards Director SCOTT STEEDMAN said: "More efficient, more reliable, and more affordable battery energy storage is essential to the UK’s transition to the future of zero-emission transportation. Looking forward to the era when electric vehicles will become the norm, BSI has released the first to deal with electric vehicles. A consensus standard for battery packs and modules. The new standard PAS 7061 was developed under the Faraday Battery Challenge Standardization Program and will support the innovation and mass production of new battery technologies. This standard is an important step in creating a successful British battery manufacturing industry and will help The UK is ready to phase out diesel and gasoline cars in the future."

Tony Harper, head of the Faraday Battery Challenge, said: “The Faraday Battery Challenge is the mission of the United Kingdom to achieve self-sufficiency in battery manufacturing by 2035. As a country and a national leap between the public sector and industry. This publicly released specification boldly initiates the process of coding the knowledge of British manufacturers, testing agencies, trade associations, and regulators working with the United States, BSI, and many other partners. This collaborative process is very effective for relevant personnel. It can protect the environment, create safer practices and better modules and packages, which will benefit both practitioners and companies in the UK. I am very happy to see it launched at the CENEX LCV2020 event."

The standard was developed by a steering group of technical experts 2 composed of representatives from battery manufacturing and automotive industry organizations, regulatory agencies, and the UK research and development group.

The Faraday Battery Challenge standardization plan also includes other standards that will complement this standard. As they will be released in January 2021, they cover safety, environmental and quality considerations in battery manufacturing and battery design and use. 3 Work is also underway to develop a roadmap. Battery challenges ambitions, making this standard the first of many standards that define best practices for electric vehicle batteries.