Battery Types
EU Batteries Regulation 1542/2023, distinguishes between the following battery types:
A battery that is sealed, weighs 5Â kg or less, is not designed specifically for industrial use and is neither an electric vehicle battery, an LMT battery, nor an SLI battery
Sub category: ‘Portable battery of general use’
A portable battery, whether or not rechargeable, that is specifically designed to be interoperable and that has one of the following common formats 4,5 Volts (3R12), button cell, D, C, AA, AAA, AAAA, A23, 9 Volts (PP3)
A battery that is sealed, weighs 25Â kg or less and is specifically designed to provide electric power for the traction of wheeled vehicles that can be powered by an electric motor alone or by a combination of motor and human power, including type-approved vehicles of category L within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013*, and that is not an electric vehicle battery
* the Motorcycle and Quadricycle Type-Approval Regulation
A battery that is specifically designed for industrial uses, intended for industrial uses after having been subject to preparation for repurposing or repurposing, or any other battery that weighs more than 5Â kg and that is neither an electric vehicle battery, an LMT battery, nor an SLI battery.
Sub category: ‘Stationary battery energy storage system’
An industrial battery with internal storage that is specifically designed to store from and deliver electric energy to the grid or store for and deliver electric energy to end-users, regardless of where and by whom the battery is being used.
A battery that is specifically designed to provide electric power for traction in hybrid or electric vehicles of category L as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 168/2013*, that weighs more than 25Â kg, or a battery that is specifically designed to provide electric power for traction in hybrid or electric vehicles of categories M, N or O as provided for in Regulation (EU) 2018/858**.
* the Motorcycle and Quadricycle Type-Approval Regulation
** EU Vehicle Type-Approval and Market Surveillance Regulation
A battery that is specifically designed to supply electric power for starting, lighting, or ignition and that can also be used for auxiliary or backup purposes in vehicles, other means of transport or machinery.