Standards Development

Scope

This document specifies test procedures for performance and durability aspects of light means of transport (LMT) batteries. These are sealed batteries with a maximum weight of 25 kg that are specifically designed to provide electric power for the traction of wheeled vehicles that can be propelled 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and that is not an electric vehicle battery. The scope of this document is restricted to lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries.

LMT batteries contain at least the following general classes:

— batteries of L-category vehicles referred to in Article 2 of Regulation EU 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (e.g. batteries for light motorcycles, trikes and quads), where the battery weight is less than 25 kg;

— batteries for EPACs (electrically power assisted cycle) with or without type approval;

— batteries for personal mobility devices (PMD), e.g. e-kick-scooters, hoverboards and self-balancing vehicles.

Batteries above 25 kg for mobility are not in the scope of this document, even though they can be used in L category vehicles (e.g. L7 category). Batteries for toys are also not in scope of this document based on the recital 15 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542: “Batteries used for traction in wheeled vehicles considered to be toys within the meaning of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, should, for the purposes of this Regulation, not be considered to be LMT batteries, but to be portable batteries.”

Re-used, remanufactured, repaired and repurposed batteries (hereafter called “R-batteries”) are also in the scope of this document.