Periodic Reporting for period 1 - STAN4SWAP (A robust standardization roadmap towards boosting innovation to market for swappable Battery Systems for L-cat vehicles deployment as a major contribution to safe, secure, resources and environmental)
Reporting period: 2023-12-01 to 2024-11-30
One main goal of the 2020 industrial strategy is to support a stronger Single Market for EU’s recovery. This goal will be met enhancing global leadership in technologies and in standard setting towards ensuring interoperability across the EU industrial ecosystems. Standards are key enablers of the EU green transition. European Standardization Organizations support and promote the convergence of standardization work/development towards alignment at global level, contributing to a reduction of costs and to strengthen EU and global value chains, while EU priorities are considered. Standards & Standardization are recognized as a major tool for promoting innovation, for both policymakers and businesses. Standardization is an important factor for valorizing EU R&I projects, favoring their applicability on a larger scale, promoting their uptake by industry, and boosting innovation to market. Bringing the R&I community together with industrial stakeholders into the standards-making process is key to 1/ identify the priorities, 2/ share views on future developments and stakeholder/users’ needs, 3/ provide recommendations to the EU Commission and EU Standardization Organizations for future standardization needs.
The Green Deal is calling for supporting deployment of more energy-efficient vehicles.
Electric Vehicles (EVs) play an important role to support the decarbonization of mobility industry. However, one of the main barriers to its diffusion is the need to recharge the battery because of the limited existing charging capacities. This is true for electric cars, but also for Light categories (L-cat) EVs (2 wheelers, 3-4 wheelers) with limited battery capacities.
Battery swapping is a system offering an attractive alternative allowing EVs owners to swap their empty batteries for fully charged ones in few seconds. This system can boost EV mobility, especially, L-cat e-vehicles deployment.
STAN4SWAP will set a robust standardization roadmap towards boosting innovation to market for Swappable Battery Systems for L-cat EVs deployment as a major contribution to safe, secure, resources, environmentally friendly and interoperable decarbonization solutions in mobility.
STAN4SWAP works in a holistic manner and along the full value chain of light mobility, with all related and relevant stakeholders, to identify: Issues and challenges, Gaps, Barriers that standardization will help/contribute to solve and overcome.
Primary priority is to ensure interoperability and compatibility of swappable systems among different EVs and between EVs and swapping stations for users and logistics. The new Battery Regulation is one of the driving pieces of legislation.
With this standardization roadmap, STAN4SWAP will be part of the EU standardization work program for next years and impulse a significant signal to all value chain stakeholders. It will contribute to branding EU standards and promoting their adoption at global level (ISO and IEC). The deployment of a robust standardization roadmap is an essential step towards coherent, complementary and efficient development of standards in support of sustainable cities.
As general impact, this standardization roadmap will be a driver to meet the Green Deal and Fit for 55 goals in line with the EU regulatory framework and boost the excellence of Europe and its contribution to global commitments (Paris agreement).
The Green Deal is calling for supporting deployment of more energy-efficient vehicles.
Electric Vehicles (EVs) play an important role to support the decarbonization of mobility industry. However, one of the main barriers to its diffusion is the need to recharge the battery because of the limited existing charging capacities. This is true for electric cars, but also for Light categories (L-cat) EVs (2 wheelers, 3-4 wheelers) with limited battery capacities.
Battery swapping is a system offering an attractive alternative allowing EVs owners to swap their empty batteries for fully charged ones in few seconds. This system can boost EV mobility, especially, L-cat e-vehicles deployment.
STAN4SWAP will set a robust standardization roadmap towards boosting innovation to market for Swappable Battery Systems for L-cat EVs deployment as a major contribution to safe, secure, resources, environmentally friendly and interoperable decarbonization solutions in mobility.
STAN4SWAP works in a holistic manner and along the full value chain of light mobility, with all related and relevant stakeholders, to identify: Issues and challenges, Gaps, Barriers that standardization will help/contribute to solve and overcome.
Primary priority is to ensure interoperability and compatibility of swappable systems among different EVs and between EVs and swapping stations for users and logistics. The new Battery Regulation is one of the driving pieces of legislation.
With this standardization roadmap, STAN4SWAP will be part of the EU standardization work program for next years and impulse a significant signal to all value chain stakeholders. It will contribute to branding EU standards and promoting their adoption at global level (ISO and IEC). The deployment of a robust standardization roadmap is an essential step towards coherent, complementary and efficient development of standards in support of sustainable cities.
As general impact, this standardization roadmap will be a driver to meet the Green Deal and Fit for 55 goals in line with the EU regulatory framework and boost the excellence of Europe and its contribution to global commitments (Paris agreement).
The organization of the work plan is organized in work packages:
WP2: Technical & Market State of the art
WP3: Regulatory & Standardization state of the art
WP4: Needs: Swappable Battery System Deployment for L-cat vehicles
WP5: Needs: Development towards PNR (Pre-Normative Research
WP6: Standardization gaps
WP7: EU Standardization roadmap for swappable battery systems for L-cat vhc
Two holistic/cross WPs sequences:
- WP1: coordination and management of STAN4SWAP
- WP8: communication, dissemination, education and training activities
The partnership covers the whole expertise and knowledge along the full value chain of Swappable Battery System for L-cat EVs, with specific RD&I activities and cooperation. Development is in line with the time plan of activities and its milestones.
The work performed fully align with the action plan from the Grant Agreement, with all activities implemented on time.
WP1 is an on-going one, with all planned activities in the first half period of the project implemented: Coordination with kickoff meeting, steering committee meetings, installation of Advisory Board, General Assembly in 2024, setting the collaborative workplace, delivering the expected deliverables D1.1 “Initial project management plan”, and D1.2 “Initial data management plan” on time.
WP2 has been completed with a final deliverable D2.1.
WP3 has been completed with a final deliverable D3.1
WP4 has been completed with a final deliverable D4.1
WP5 has started in Month 10 and already merged inputs from WPs 2-4, towards drafting the needs for PNR
WP6 has started in Month 10 and already merged inputs from WPs 2-4, towards drafting the standardization gaps, in a complementary and approach with WP5 activity
WP7 hasn’t started yet, as just started as planned from M12 to M24, with consideration of WP3 outcomes and those from WPs2-4
WP8 is an on-going one, with activities launched and continuing: Project Website operational (D8.1) Project brochure published (D8.2) Social media accounts set and updated regularly (X and especially LinkedIn), Communication and Dissemination plan published (D8.3) Stakeholders mapping published (D8.4).
WP2: Technical & Market State of the art
WP3: Regulatory & Standardization state of the art
WP4: Needs: Swappable Battery System Deployment for L-cat vehicles
WP5: Needs: Development towards PNR (Pre-Normative Research
WP6: Standardization gaps
WP7: EU Standardization roadmap for swappable battery systems for L-cat vhc
Two holistic/cross WPs sequences:
- WP1: coordination and management of STAN4SWAP
- WP8: communication, dissemination, education and training activities
The partnership covers the whole expertise and knowledge along the full value chain of Swappable Battery System for L-cat EVs, with specific RD&I activities and cooperation. Development is in line with the time plan of activities and its milestones.
The work performed fully align with the action plan from the Grant Agreement, with all activities implemented on time.
WP1 is an on-going one, with all planned activities in the first half period of the project implemented: Coordination with kickoff meeting, steering committee meetings, installation of Advisory Board, General Assembly in 2024, setting the collaborative workplace, delivering the expected deliverables D1.1 “Initial project management plan”, and D1.2 “Initial data management plan” on time.
WP2 has been completed with a final deliverable D2.1.
WP3 has been completed with a final deliverable D3.1
WP4 has been completed with a final deliverable D4.1
WP5 has started in Month 10 and already merged inputs from WPs 2-4, towards drafting the needs for PNR
WP6 has started in Month 10 and already merged inputs from WPs 2-4, towards drafting the standardization gaps, in a complementary and approach with WP5 activity
WP7 hasn’t started yet, as just started as planned from M12 to M24, with consideration of WP3 outcomes and those from WPs2-4
WP8 is an on-going one, with activities launched and continuing: Project Website operational (D8.1) Project brochure published (D8.2) Social media accounts set and updated regularly (X and especially LinkedIn), Communication and Dissemination plan published (D8.3) Stakeholders mapping published (D8.4).
The work in STAN4SWAP is now feeding the standardization activities, started at ISO level (ISO TC 22 SC38 Motorcycles and mopeds and its WG2 about Electric mopeds and motorcycles) in Apr 2024. The aim is to elaborate a New Work Item Proposal (NWIP) with general and safety requirements for interoperability and compatibility for L-cat EVs with swappable batteries systems. This was not expected nor under discussion when STAN4SWAP initiated.
While this initial step at ISO level will contribute to alignment about needs towards interoperability and compatibility, STAN4SWAP will elaborate a complete standardization roadmap that aims at boosting the development of this sector. This highlights the significance of STAN4SWAP in today context about decarbonizing mobility, especially at the urban level.
Engagement of the complete categories of stakeholders from the entire swappable batteries system value chain, with common objectives towards developing standards in support of safe & secure, interoperable and compatible swappable systems, for a rapid deployment of decarbonized mobility solution and freedom of choice of consumers regarding L-cat of vehicles brands and models, is definitely beyond state of the art, including when considering partners of the project that are ready to reconsider their existing products.
While this initial step at ISO level will contribute to alignment about needs towards interoperability and compatibility, STAN4SWAP will elaborate a complete standardization roadmap that aims at boosting the development of this sector. This highlights the significance of STAN4SWAP in today context about decarbonizing mobility, especially at the urban level.
Engagement of the complete categories of stakeholders from the entire swappable batteries system value chain, with common objectives towards developing standards in support of safe & secure, interoperable and compatible swappable systems, for a rapid deployment of decarbonized mobility solution and freedom of choice of consumers regarding L-cat of vehicles brands and models, is definitely beyond state of the art, including when considering partners of the project that are ready to reconsider their existing products.