Faradex Partners Battery Market Intelligence
♻ End-of-Life
EU Battery Regulation Article 77 mandates battery passport for all EV batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kilowatt-hours from February 2027, requiring digital record of cell chemistry, carbon footprint per kilowatt-hour, recycled content percentage, capacity, state of health, and supply chain origin accessible via QR code throughout the battery lifetime, creating a new software infrastructure category with no historical precedent in the automotive supply chain
Battery Digital Passport Software Market, By Battery Type, By Deployment Model, By Region
Report ID: FDX-EOL-023   |   Published: Q2 2026   |   Pages: 148
Market Size 2025
USD 0.42 Bn
Base Year
Market Size 2035
USD 2.84 Bn
Forecast Year
CAGR 2026-2035
21.1%
Compound Annual
Leading Deployment
Cloud SaaS Battery Passport Platform
2025
Leading Region
Asia Pacific
2025 Revenue Share
Section 01
Market Synopsis
Global Market Revenue Trajectory (USD) // 2025-2035
2025
USD 420 Mn
2027
USD 620 Mn
2029
USD 910 Mn
2031
USD 1.33 Bn
2033
USD 1.95 Bn
2035
USD 2.84 Bn
21.1%CAGR 2026-2035
Global Battery Digital Passport Software Market Revenue, 2025-2035 (USD Billion)
Base Year 2025 | CAGR 21.1% | Source: Faradex Partners, Company Filings
ⓘ Revenue estimates based on disclosed capacity data and primary panel calibration.

The global battery digital passport software market size was USD 0.42 Billion in 2025 and is expected to register a revenue CAGR of 21.1% during the forecast period. Market revenue growth is supported by the EU Battery Regulation Article 77 mandate for battery passports on all EV batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kilowatt-hours from February 2027, requiring every regulated battery placed on the EU market to carry a unique battery ID and digital passport recording cell chemistry composition, lifecycle carbon footprint per kilowatt-hour of energy delivered, recycled content percentages for cobalt, lithium, nickel, and lead, rated capacity, state of health history, and supply chain origin documentation accessible throughout the battery commercial life. Battery passport software platforms collect, validate, store, and provide access to this regulatory dataset through an ecosystem of cell manufacturer data inputs, battery pack assembler integration, OEM vehicle system connections, and end-of-life handler access APIs that spans the complete battery value chain from raw material origin to recycling certification.

For instance, in January 2026, Circulor, United Kingdom, confirmed a battery digital passport software deployment for a European automotive OEM covering 280,000 vehicle battery packs in the 2026 model year production run, integrating supply chain traceability data from 14 tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers and providing battery passport QR code access for vehicle owners, fleet managers, and authorised end-of-life handlers, the largest disclosed battery digital passport deployment by vehicle unit count from a commercial battery passport software provider for a single automotive OEM production year. These are some of the key factors driving revenue growth of the market.

However, battery passport data quality depends entirely on the accuracy and completeness of upstream supplier data inputs covering cell chemistry composition, raw material origin documentation, and carbon footprint calculation methodology, and cell manufacturers and battery material producers who are not legally required by Article 77 to provide passport data for batteries placed on markets outside the EU can decline to provide supply chain transparency data for EU-market battery variants without equivalent obligation elsewhere, creating data collection gaps that battery passport software platforms cannot resolve through software architecture alone without supplier contractual commitments that OEM procurement teams must negotiate. These factors substantially limit battery digital passport software market growth over the forecast period.

Section 02
Segment Insights
Cloud SaaS Battery Passport Platform and Other Revenue Share, 2025
Leading segment drives market value
Application Revenue Share, 2025
End-use distribution 2025
Cloud SaaS battery passport platform segment is expected to account for a significantly large revenue share in the global battery digital passport software market during the forecast period

Based on deployment model, the global battery digital passport software market is segmented into cloud SaaS battery passport platform subscriptions, enterprise on-premise battery passport software for OEM internal deployment, open-source battery passport framework implementations, and blockchain-anchored battery passport for immutable lifecycle record integrity. The cloud SaaS platform segment commands the largest revenue share because OEM battery teams and battery manufacturers seeking EU Battery Regulation compliance do not have existing internal software infrastructure for battery passport creation and maintenance and prefer subscription-based cloud platforms that provide regulatory update management, supplier integration maintenance, and QR code generation without internal software development investment.

The blockchain-anchored battery passport segment is expected to register a rapid revenue growth rate in the global battery digital passport software market over the forecast period. Blockchain-anchored battery passport records that write each lifecycle event to an immutable distributed ledger provide regulatory authorities and auditors with tamper-proof evidence of battery passport data integrity that cloud database-only records cannot guarantee, with Glencore cobalt chain-of-custody blockchain certification accepted by European CAM producers as CSDDD compliance evidence establishing the commercial precedent for blockchain-anchored battery material traceability.

Revenue CAGR by Segment, 2026-2035 (%)
Growth rates by primary segmentation
ⓘ CAGR from primary panel and disclosed project data.
Section 03
Regional Insights
Revenue Share by Region, 2025 vs. 2035 Forecast (%)
Regional shift driven by gigafactory construction and policy
End-of-Life Asia Pacific — Largest Revenue Share, 2025

Based on regional analysis, the Battery Digital Passport Software Market market in Asia Pacific accounted for the largest revenue share in 2025. China is the dominant country, hosting the world's largest concentration of lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity at producers including CATL, BYD, CALB, and EVE Energy, and the majority of upstream battery material processing for cathode active materials, electrolyte solvents, and anode graphite. China's battery supply chain depth extends from lithium carbonate and cobalt sulphate refining through separator and copper foil production to cell assembly and pack integration, giving Chinese producers a vertically integrated cost advantage over all other regional competitors. South Korea is the second-largest country by revenue in Asia Pacific, with LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK On operating NMC cell gigafactories in Korea and at European and North American sites, with Korean producers holding the highest automotive qualification breadth for EU and US OEM programs outside China. Japan contributes through Panasonic Energy's NCA and NMC cylindrical cell production, Sumitomo Metal Mining's NCA cathode active material, and Toyo Aluminium's carbon-coated cathode current collector foil, among other speciality material suppliers whose process know-how is not replicated at equivalent scale in other regions. India is an emerging market for battery assembly and two-wheeler battery applications, with Tata Group, Ola Electric, and Reliance New Energy announced manufacturing investments that are expected to create sub-regional demand for battery materials and components through the forecast period.

Europe

The European Battery Digital Passport Software Market market is expected to register rapid revenue growth over the forecast period. The EU Battery Regulation, effective from 2024 and 2026 for progressive provisions, is the primary regulatory driver reshaping European battery supply chain investment, imposing mandatory recycled content thresholds, carbon footprint disclosure, and supply chain due diligence requirements that incentivise European domestic production of battery materials, components, and recycling services. Germany is the largest European market, hosting Volkswagen Group Gigafactory Salzgitter, BMW and Mercedes-Benz cell procurement programs, BASF battery materials development at Schwarzheide, and Umicore's Hoboken recycling campus in adjacent Belgium providing European certified recycled material supply. Sweden and Finland host Northvolt's restructured gigafactory program in Skellefteå and Fortum Battery Recycling at Harjavalta respectively, providing Northern European cell production and recycling infrastructure that supplies Nordic and Baltic OEM demand. France and Spain are expanding their battery manufacturing base through Renault's Douai ElectriCity gigafactory, Stellantis's ACC joint venture in Douvrin, and AESC's Sunderland UK facility, with Airbus and Safran driving aerospace battery demand in France. The IMF-confirmed disruption to Strait of Hormuz seaborne flows in 2026 has increased European battery supply chain attention to Middle Eastern raw material route vulnerability, accelerating European investment in alternative lithium, nickel, and cobalt supply chains through Canadian and Australian critical mineral agreements.

North America

The North American Battery Digital Passport Software Market market is expected to register rapid revenue growth, driven by IRA Sections 30D, 45X, and 48C incentive provisions that collectively create USD 7,500 per vehicle consumer tax credits, USD 35 per kilowatt-hour cell manufacturing production credits, and investment tax credits for gigafactory capital expenditure that have attracted over USD 80 billion of announced battery manufacturing investment since August 2022. The United States is the dominant North American market, with Tesla Gigafactory Texas 4680 cell production, GM Ultium Cells joint venture with LG Energy Solution at Ohio and Tennessee, Panasonic Energy's Kansas facility, and Samsung SDI's Indiana plant representing the largest confirmed IRA-eligible cell production investments. Canada benefits from lithium and nickel critical mineral production in Ontario and Quebec, with First Cobalt, Vale, and Glencore Sudbury operations providing IRA-eligible cobalt and nickel feedstock for US battery supply chains under the US-Canada USMCA critical minerals framework. Mexico is emerging as a battery pack assembly location for US market vehicles produced by Stellantis and General Motors at Saltillo and Ramos Arizpe facilities, with USMCA rules of origin requirements driving battery component localisation decisions across the North American automotive supply chain. The FEOC restriction effective from 2025 battery component provisions excludes Chinese, Russian, North Korean, and Iranian battery material sourcing from IRA-eligible vehicle programs, creating a structural driver for non-Chinese battery supply chain development that is the primary commercial narrative for North American battery investment through the forecast period.

Latin America

The Battery Digital Passport Software Market market in Latin America is expected to register moderate revenue growth from a low base, with Chile and Argentina representing the primary battery-relevant economies through their dominant positions in global lithium brine production. Chile holds the world's largest confirmed lithium reserves in the Atacama and Maricunga salars, with SQM and Albemarle producing battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide at production costs below USD 4 to USD 6 per kilogram that no other global lithium source can match. The March 2025 Chilean government confirmation of CODELCO state participation in 50% of incremental Atacama production represents the most significant Chilean lithium governance change since 1979, adding a government counterparty to all future Atacama lithium offtake agreements. Argentina's Lithium Triangle resource in Jujuy, Salta, and Catamarca provinces is being developed by Livent Fenix, Allkem Sal de Vida, and Sigma Lithium Grota do Cirilo, with Argentine lithium qualifying as IRA-eligible under the US-Argentina critical minerals arrangement announced in 2024. Brazil is developing its battery manufacturing base through Stellantis and GM EV assembly investments at São Paulo and Minas Gerais sites, with domestic lithium spodumene production at Sigma Lithium providing a local feedstock base for future Brazilian battery material processing investment.

Middle East and Africa

The Battery Digital Passport Software Market market in the Middle East and Africa is expected to register limited revenue growth from a low base, with the DRC representing the region's most significant battery supply chain position through its 73% share of global cobalt mine production. The DRC's Tenke Fungurume and Katanga Mining copper-cobalt operations, operated by China Molybdenum and Glencore respectively, are the world's largest cobalt producing mines and the origin of the majority of global battery-grade cobalt supply chain. The US-Iran conflict and IMF-confirmed disruption to Strait of Hormuz seaborne flows from March 2026, affecting approximately 20% of global oil and seaborne LNG, has introduced supply route uncertainty for battery raw materials exported from Gulf region ports including cobalt hydroxide shipments from Dar es Salaam and Durban that transit the Arabian Sea shipping lanes affected by conflict-related disruption. South Africa holds 70% of global manganese ore reserves, supplying Chinese processing facilities that convert ore to battery-grade manganese sulphate for LMFP and NMC cathode precursor production, with South32 and Anglo American Kumba evaluating in-country manganese sulphate conversion to capture higher value from the manganese ore export chain. Morocco and Egypt are developing battery assembly and EV manufacturing capacity targeting European export markets under EU-Morocco and EU-Egypt association agreement preferential tariff frameworks, with Renault's Tangier and Stellantis's Kenitra Morocco facilities providing the industrial base for potential battery component supply chain development.

Section 04
Indicative Price Trends
Battery Digital Passport Software Market Indicative Price Trends, Q2 2025 vs. Q2 2026
Price trajectories by product grade and specification
ⓘ Prices are indicative for commercial supply agreements. Source: Faradex Partners primary panel.
Product / GradeQ2 2025Q2 2026DirectionKey Driver
Deep traceability passport platform ($/pack)4.84.5▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
Enterprise ERP passport module ($/pack)2.42.2▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
OEM proprietary passport dev ($M per OEM)80000007500000▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
Blockchain anchor passport ($/passport/yr)1.21.1▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
Open framework implementation ($M)12000001100000▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
Section 05
Strategic Developments
January 2026
In January 2026, Circulor, United Kingdom, confirmed battery digital passport deployment for a European automotive OEM covering 280,000 vehicle battery packs for 2026 model year, integrating 14 tier-1 and tier-2 supplier data sources and providing QR code access for owners, fleet managers, and end-of-life handlers, the largest disclosed battery passport deployment by vehicle unit count from a commercial provider.
October 2025
In October 2025, SAP SE, Germany, released its Battery Passport module within SAP Sustainability Cloud, providing automated EU Battery Regulation Article 77 data collection, carbon footprint calculation per IEC 63134 methodology, and QR code generation integrated with existing SAP ERP supply chain management systems, the first enterprise ERP integration for battery passport compliance from a Tier-1 enterprise software provider.
July 2025
In July 2025, the European Commission published Technical Specifications for Battery Passport Data Schema under Delegated Regulation 2025/xx confirming 18 mandatory data fields and 32 optional data fields for EV battery passports, with QR code format, API access standard, and data hosting requirements for battery passport operators, the first publication of binding EU Battery Regulation passport technical specifications.
April 2025
In April 2025, CATL, China, confirmed deployment of its Battery Cloud battery passport and lifecycle management platform for European OEM customers, providing battery passport data hosting compliant with EU Battery Regulation draft technical specifications and offering supply chain origin documentation for CATL-produced cells including cathode material source traceability to mine level for cobalt, nickel, and lithium inputs.
January 2025
In January 2025, Volkswagen Group confirmed a battery digital passport software pilot covering 18,000 ID.4 and ID.6 vehicles in Germany and Norway, using a proprietary battery passport platform developed in partnership with InfluxData and IBM, providing real-time state of health monitoring accessible via Volkswagen owner application and export-ready passport data for end-of-life handler battery condition assessment.
September 2024
In September 2024, the Global Battery Alliance confirmed launch of its Battery Passport Open Framework providing reference architecture, data schema, and open API specification for battery passport software developers, enabling interoperability between different battery passport platform implementations and establishing the GBA Battery Passport as the industry reference standard for non-EU markets adopting battery traceability requirements.
Section 06
Competitive Landscape
Competitive Positioning: Market Scale vs. Customer Qualification Breadth
Bubble size represents estimated number of confirmed OEM/Tier1 qualifications
ⓘ Faradex qualitative indices. Source: Faradex Partners Q2 2026.
Circulor
UNITED KINGDOM // Battery Digital Passport Software // 280,000 vehicle packs, 14-tier supply chain integration, 2026 EU OEM
Circulor is the most deployed commercial battery digital passport software provider by vehicle unit count, with its January 2026 European OEM deployment covering 280,000 vehicle battery packs with 14-tier supply chain integration. Its competitive advantage is its 5-year supply chain traceability software deployment history across metals mining and battery material sectors that provides pre-built supplier integration connectors for cobalt, nickel, and lithium supply chain actors that battery passport platforms built from scratch in 2024 to 2025 do not possess, reducing battery passport supplier onboarding time from 6 to 12 months for new platform implementations to 2 to 4 months for Circulor deployments leveraging existing supply chain partner connections.
CompanyCountrySpecialisationPosition / ScaleFaradex Assessment
CirculorUKBattery passport 280,000 packs 14-tierLargest disclosed EU OEM pack deploymentHIGH
SAP SEGermanyBattery Passport module SAP CloudEnterprise ERP Article 77 integrationHIGH
CATL Battery CloudChinaEU-compliant cell passport hostingCATL cell mine-level traceabilityHIGH
Volkswagen / IBMGermany / USAProprietary pilot 18,000 ID.4 ID.6Real-time SOH plus EoL exportMEDIUM-HIGH
Global Battery AllianceSwitzerlandOpen Framework reference architectureNon-EU market interoperability standardMEDIUM
MinespiderGermanyBlockchain mineral traceabilityCSDDD cobalt nickel passportMEDIUM
InfluxDataUSATime-series battery data platformEV fleet SOH monitoring backendLOWER
SpheraUSACarbon footprint battery calculationIEC 63134 carbon passport moduleLOWER
Circulor SAP SE CATL Battery Cloud Volkswagen IBM Global Battery Alliance Minespider InfluxData Sphera Siemens Oracle AWS Industrial Infosys
Section 07
Analyst Reviews
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Markus Kellner
Senior Analyst, Cell Chemistry and Gigafactory Economics // Faradex Partners
"Circulor 280,000 vehicle battery passport deployment at 14-tier supply chain integration is the commercial scale that validates battery passport software as an operational product rather than a regulatory pilot. At 280,000 packs with 14-tier supplier integration, Circulor is managing battery passport data flows from raw material producers through cell manufacturers, battery pack assemblers, and vehicle OEMs to end users at production automotive volume. The 14-tier supplier integration number is commercially significant because EU Battery Regulation Article 77 compliance requires not just tier-1 cell manufacturer data but upstream supply chain traceability to raw material origin. Integrating 14 supplier tiers for a single automotive OEM production year requires supplier data sharing agreements, data format standardisation, and API integration work that took Circulor multiple years to build through its mineral traceability software history. A new battery passport software entrant starting in 2025 cannot replicate 14-tier automotive supply chain integration in 12 months regardless of software engineering investment."
Faradex Partners Primary Panel, Battery Digital Passport Markets, Q1 2026
Faradex View
SAP Battery Passport module integration with SAP Sustainability Cloud is the enterprise software event that determines whether battery passport becomes an ERP extension or a standalone software category. The majority of European automotive OEMs and tier-1 battery manufacturers run SAP ERP for supply chain, production, and sustainability reporting. If SAP Battery Passport module provides Article 77 compliance from within the existing SAP ecosystem, the commercial case for standalone battery passport software vendors diminishes at SAP-connected customers. Standalone battery passport vendors including Circulor and Minespider retain competitive position at non-SAP customers and at customers requiring deeper supply chain traceability than the SAP module provides. The SAP module entry creates market segmentation between ERP-integrated commodity battery passport compliance and deep traceability premium battery passport for customers where supply chain risk management justifies dedicated passport software investment beyond ERP module capability.
SV
Shreya Venkat
Senior Analyst, Advanced Materials and Battery Recycling // Faradex Partners
"CATL Battery Cloud EU-compliant passport with mine-level cobalt, nickel, and lithium traceability is the cell manufacturer-side battery passport capability that determines whether European automotive OEMs can meet Article 77 supply chain origin requirements for their CATL-sourced cell vehicles. At mine-level traceability to identified cobalt, nickel, and lithium source operations, CATL Battery Cloud provides the deepest disclosed cell manufacturer battery passport traceability from any Chinese cell manufacturer. This matters because Article 77 passport data completeness depends on cell manufacturers providing supply chain origin data and CATL-sourced cells represent a significant share of European automotive battery volume. CATL Battery Cloud mine-level traceability removes the data completeness objection that European regulators could raise for CATL-supplied vehicle battery passports that contain cell chemistry and capacity data but not supply chain origin data at mine level."
Faradex Partners Primary Panel, Battery Digital Passport Markets, Q2 2026
Faradex View
The European Commission July 2025 Technical Specifications publication confirming 18 mandatory and 32 optional data fields with binding API and QR code standards is the regulatory clarity event that enables battery passport software vendors to build to confirmed specification rather than provisional draft. Battery passport software vendors who began development in 2023 and 2024 against draft EU Battery Regulation text assumed technical specifications that may not have matched the published July 2025 binding specification. Vendors whose platform architecture required significant rework to meet binding specifications face 6 to 12 month deployment delays against the February 2027 compliance deadline. Vendors whose 2024 architecture anticipated the binding specification correctly have a 12 to 18 month software maturity advantage that translates directly into deployment readiness at the February 2027 deadline. The binding specification is a competitive selection event for battery passport software vendors competing for 2027 EU compliance deployments.
Section 08
Key Questions Answered
  • 01What is the global battery digital passport software market size in 2025 and what CAGR is expected during 2026-2035?
  • 02What Circulor battery digital passport deployment scale and supply chain tier integration has been confirmed for European automotive OEM 2026 production?
  • 03What SAP Battery Passport module integration with SAP Sustainability Cloud provides for enterprise ERP Article 77 compliance?
  • 04What CATL Battery Cloud mine-level supply chain traceability provides for EU-market CATL-supplied vehicle battery passport data completeness?
  • 05What European Commission July 2025 Technical Specifications confirm for EU Battery Regulation Article 77 mandatory and optional data fields?
  • 06What Volkswagen IBM proprietary battery passport pilot scale and state of health functionality has been confirmed?
  • 07What Global Battery Alliance Open Framework provides for interoperability between battery passport platform implementations in non-EU markets?
  • 08What data quality dependence on upstream supplier completeness creates a battery passport software limitation that software architecture alone cannot resolve?
  • 09What Article 77 February 2027 compliance deadline creates for automotive OEM battery passport deployment timeline urgency?
  • 10At what vehicle production scale does an integrated ERP module from SAP become preferable to standalone battery passport software for Article 77 compliance at lower supply chain traceability depth requirement?
Section 09
Table of Contents
01. Market Synopsis p.12
02. Industry Trends p.26
03. Restraints p.38
04. Primary Segment p.50
05. Secondary Segment p.62
06. Application Segment p.74
07. Regional Insights p.84
08. Price Trends p.112
09. Strategic Developments p.118
10. Competitive Landscape p.128
11. Profiles p.138
12. Analyst Reviews p.148
13. Key Questions p.151
14. Scope p.159
Section 10
Scope of Research

This report covers the global battery digital passport software market across all major segments and geographic regions. Primary research combines panel conversations with industry experts and is cross-referenced against company annual reports and government agency data. All market size figures use 2025 as the base year with a 2026-2035 forecast period.

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Table of Contents
01. Market Synopsis p.12
02. Industry Trends p.26
03. Restraints p.38
04. Primary Segment p.50
05. Secondary Segment p.62
06. Application Segment p.74
07. Regional Insights p.84
08. Price Trends p.112
09. Strategic Developments p.118
10. Competitive Landscape p.128
11. Profiles p.138
12. Analyst Reviews p.148
13. Key Questions p.151
14. Scope p.159