Decarbonizing the transport sector is essential for the UK to meet its ambitious 2050 net zero target and will contribute to a cleaner, greener and healthier transport system for people across the country.

The development and use of battery technology form a huge part of this. The BSI Faraday Battery Challenge (FBC) programme, sponsored by Innovate UK and supported by key strategic partners, focuses on the key role of standards and best practice in growing the industry in the UK and internationally.

As part of the FBC Programme, BSI has published a Battery manufacturing and technology standards roadmap. The roadmap considers existing battery manufacturing standards, identifies key knowledge gaps, and makes wider standardization recommendations to support the growth of the UK’s battery manufacturing capabilities and enable battery technology innovation.

Gathered through extensive stakeholder research and engagement, the roadmap highlights key areas to support the growth of batteries and provides recommendations for future standards development and supporting activities.

Anyone involved in the design, safety, manufacture and use of batteries and electric vehicles, including:

• Vehicle servicing, second-life and recycling organizations
• Battery re-purposing and end-of-life/recycling organizations
• Insurance organizations
• Fire safety organizations
• Government and local authorities
• Regulators

The roadmap also covers vehicles and battery technologies other than electric, so is relevant to stakeholders in these industries too.