StoreDot starts using Circulor technology for batteries

StoreDot has begun using Circulor's technology to track the origin and carbon emissions of the raw materials in its battery cells.

Volvo Cars, Polestar, BHP and TotalEnergies are also using it.

StoreDot, whose investors include the truck division of then Daimler, now Mercedes-Benz, BP, Polestar and Samsung, aims to make cells capable of delivering 100 miles 161 km of range on a 5 minute charge by 2024.

The company is part of the Battery Pass'' project, a German consortium that is working to develop a common classification and standards for gathering and disclosing data on batteries. Circulor is also a partner.

Legislative pressure is increasing on electric vehicle makers and battery producers to track the human rights and environmental impact of their supply chains.

Rechargeable electric vehicles, light transport and industrial batteries sold in Europe must disclose their carbon footprint from 2024 and comply with a CO 2 emissions limit from 2027.

They have to disclose the contents of recycled raw materials in batteries from 2027, as well as requirements to use a minimum share of recycled cobalt, lithium, nickel and lead from 2030.