Today the MOBI blockchain alliance released the Battery State of Health (SOH) standard, its first standard relating to electric vehicle (EV) batteries. For consumers, knowing the current state of health enables the driver to estimate the car’s range. And when it comes to selling the vehicle, the battery status is a key part of the car’s value. The SOH is also an essential piece of data for recycling or repurposing a battery and it could be used by insurers as well.
Twenty organizations helped to develop the standard, including auto companies BMW, Ford, and GM. Apart from some of the manufacturers, staff from Accenture, Hitachi and DENSO reviewed the final paper.
All parties agree that once a battery’s capacity drops to 80% of the initial figure, it’s reached its end of life. While a battery might be thought of as a single unit, in reality, it has numerous components and cells, and each of those has a state of health as well. That’s particularly relevant when it comes to recycling and repurposing.
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