Battery knowledge · Supply chain and regulation
Battery Pack Aadhaar Number
India’s proposed unique identifier for battery packs, set out in 2026 draft guidelines from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: a 21-character code marked on each EV pack, and on industrial batteries above 2 kWh, linked to records of its maker, composition, carbon footprint and service data — a counterpart to the EU battery passport.
- Abbreviation
- BPAN
- Also called
- Battery Aadhaar
Example
Supply chain and regulation: an example situation
Carbon footprints can be compared only with compatible boundaries and functional units.
Read Battery Pack Aadhaar Number alongside Battery passport in this context. A digital record for each electric-vehicle and industrial battery, required in the EU from 2027, holding its composition, carbon footprint, due-diligence data, state of health and repair history, accessible by QR code.
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References & further reading
Further reading on this topic
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- Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries
European Union / EUR-Lex · 2023
Topic background · Battery sustainability, information, waste management and battery passport provisions. Consult the current consolidated text and applicable implementing acts.