The DigitalBattery Passport A major contributor to automotive sustainabilityand an opportunity to create value Executive summary The requirement for Digital Battery Passports (DBPs),introduced by the EU’s 2024 Ecodesign for SustainableProducts Regulation (ESPR) and other legislation,affects the entire battery value chain and is relevant tomany industries. Like data management, technology solutions are crucialto successful DBP implementation. A range of solutionsare becoming available – including both battery-specific offers and enablers that help companies buildtheir own: A combination of “make” and “buy” is oftenbest. It is also important to understand the underlyingtechnologies (such as data spaces and blockchain). The requirement is extremely important for theautomotive sector, since it applies to several categoriesof batteries used such as electric vehicle (EV) batteries.DBPs will be mandatory from February 2027, but somerelated obligations are already in force. Once the challenges are overcome, Capgemini believesthe DBP offers an opportunity to create strategic,tactical, and operational value at each stage of thebattery value chain. Responsibility for building, enriching, updating, andsharing the DBP resides with the “economic operator”(industrial player involved in the battery chain) thatplaces the battery on the European market. This canbe either the battery manufacturer or the automotiveOEM, depending on manufacturing details. Theresponsibility may later pass to a player involvedin repurposing. To realize this, while achieving a smooth DBPimplementation, it is helpful to view the DBP as aconnected bundle of digital twins, spanning sourcing,corporate & manufacturing, and repurposing / endof life. Approaching the DBP in this way can createadditional value. To fully capitalize on the DBP, however, OEMs mustsynergistically combine advanced embedded algorithmswith cloud computing and big data management. Thishelps the company to: DBP compliance presents significant challenges forthe company responsible. First, cooperation andcoordination are necessary at various levels. At industrylevel, a common “co-opetitive” framework withstandards and rules is required to ensure compliancewhile not drowning battery value chain companieswith a multitude of different queries. At a value chainlevel, coordination between data owners across theecosystem is required to enable smooth and effectivedata transparency. At a company level, the wholeorganization will potentially need to be involved in DBPdata collection or usage. •Boost supply chain, sourcing, and engineering/R&D•Augment service offers and improve productperformance•Enable predictive capabilities for second-life and end-of-life asset management The ideas and approach discussed here are relevantto a wide range of traceability requirements in manyindustries and regions. By enabling personalization,efficiency, and transparency, Digital Product Passports(DPPs) and similar constructs have the power to meetevolving consumer expectations and to facilitatesocietal change. A second challenge is that of managing data. Bothstatic and dynamic data need to be collected fromacross the value chain, and data reliability, safety,and confidentiality must be assured throughout thedata lifecycle, along with technical cross-sector andcross-geography interoperability. Contents Introduction •Who should read this point of view?•A wide range of stakeholders•Relevance beyond the EU•Relevance to other industries•Relevance to other automotive requirements – and to society’s future0505050505 •Overview of the regulatory background•The DBP in a nutshell•Battery types in scope•Impact on value chain players06070808 •Building an integrated framework for ecosystem working•Coordinating with competitors•Coordinating across a company’s own value chain•Coordinating internally•Managing data•Collecting static and dynamic data from across the value chain•Ensuring data reliability, safety, and confidentiality throughout the data lifecycle•Ensuring technical cross-sector and cross-geography interoperability•Identifying, implementing, and leveraging the right solutions•How to approach “make or buy” decisions•Underlying technologies•Passport specific solutions versus enabling solutions090909101111131415151718 Realize the opportunities of DBP19 •Treat the DBP as a bundle of digital twins•Required functionalities overlap with digital twin characteristics•The DBP as a composite digital twin•Use the DBP to create business value•Potential value for automotive OEMs•Technical elements that must be integrated to unlock DBP value•Use cases for delivering DBP value in automotive•Building a roadmap for DBP value realization1920202121212222 •Capgemini in the battery value chain•Our service offering around the DBP2626 Additional sources29 Introduction The digital battery passport: a majorcontributor to automotive sustainability and anopportunity to create value From 2035, no more new internal com