- Minespider conducted a Regulation Readiness Assessment and identified what data TEMSA should collect to comply with the EU Battery Regulation.
- Minespider integrated its software with existing TEMSA infrastructure, set up a Battery Passport for the exemplary battery model and provided guidance about how to scale the creation of battery passports throughout TEMSA.
TEMSA is one of the leading coach, bus, and light-truck manufacturers worldwide, operating in 70 countries and producing around 3,500 buses every year. The company provides transportation solutions for customers in more than 70 markets globally.
TEMSA currently has 5 different electric models - the 9-meter bus, the 12-meter city bus, the 18-meter articulated city bus, the 12-meter coach and the 45-feet bus for the US market. All of the buses and coaches are designed in Adana, Turkey, and most of the buses are exported to European countries, including the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and Italy. To date, there are approximately 100 EV buses in operation in Europe, but this quantity has risen over the years.
By 2030, TEMSA estimates 50% of their revenue will come from EVs, and as TEMSA exports its buses to the EU countries, it has to be aligned with all upcoming regulations in the EV and battery markets. To do this as early as possible, TEMSA partnered with Minespider to implement Battery Passports compliant with the upcoming EU Battery Regulation.
EU Battery Regulation and the Battery Passport
The new EU Battery Regulation was adopted on July 12, 2023, and came into force on August 17, 2023. This regulation aims to enhance sustainability, safety, and efficiency across the entire battery life cycle, as well as increase resource efficiency and stipulate reuse and recycling of the critical raw materials.
The Regulation obligates battery supply chain participants, including OEMs, to start collecting and reporting certain information about the battery, including carbon footprint data, recycled content, due diligence data, and other data. One of the requirements is having a Battery Passport that contains all information about the battery, so it is accessible across the whole supply chain throughout the battery life cycle.
Many market players have started preparation to comply with regulation, and being one of the leading smart mobility companies, TEMSA operates in many EU countries and wanted to start its journey towards compliance with the new regulation as soon as possible.
The scope of the project and results
The requirement to establish Battery Passports will be obligatory from 42 months after the regulation goes into force, which is in February 2027. TEMSA’s ambition is to be a human-centered technology company and provide smart and sustainable mobility solutions to the world, not only complying with all regulations but going beyond them.
The project included conducting the Battery Regulation Readiness assessment, providing consultancy on what data have to be collected, integrating the Minespider platform with existing software, setting up the Battery Passports for an exemplary battery model, and then scaling up the Battery Passports throughout TEMSA.
“Temsa intends to be transparent about the information for the Battery Packs that are delivered in buses, coaches or even sold as an off-the-shelf separate product. In that way, we can be more confident about the safety and reliability of our Battery Packs. When you are adding information to the Battery Passport, you are giving more confidence to the customers. End-users can access data just by scanning the barcode on the pack and reach information very quickly.”
– says Burak Onur, Head of Electric Powertrain, TEMSA.
With deadlines fast-approaching, TEMSA has already piloted Battery Passports for its battery packs - becoming one of the first e-bus companies in the world to start early preparation for the regulation, increase transparency of information about their batteries and now scale Battery Passports across all models.
Are you interested in Battery Passports and do you want to know more about how they can help comply with the EU Battery Regulation? Then visit our battery passports page.
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