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Volvo's new EX90 electric SUV will launch with the 'world's first' EV battery passport (electrek.co)

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because I had no idea what this was:

it will show buyers information about the vehicle’s battery, such as its composition, where its materials are from, its recycled content, and its carbon footprint.

Also

they will track the state of the vehicle’s battery health over time as the vehicle is charged and discharged. […] Future customers will be able to learn much more about the vehicle they’re buying from battery passports.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I respect the first part, but it seems like a niche audience that would care about materials sourcing. The battery health history is interesting. Service logs are one thing, but real data to show how hard it's been charged and driven is cool.

[+] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

You can do this already with https://recurrentauto.com at least with showing battery health. It also tracks my state of charge and you can tell that I just got done with a long trip where I used the whole battery 100-10 as opposed to my normal 80-30%

I'll value a used car using recurrent more than one without

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Like all BMS track this data. Every EV has a BMS. Most apps let you access this data. It's up to the EV maker to block this data from EV owners.

This is a great step in the right direction but doesn't change the beauty of buying used EVs vs ICE. App on phone and OBD scanner. Don't need a mechanic inspection.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Where does the data go? Will we be required by law to have/keep our cars connected to the internet so that they may phone home?