Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Applicability. This section shall apply
to 2026 and subsequent model year zero-emission vehicles, plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and 48-volt hybrid electric
vehicles certified for sale in California. For the purposes of this section,
"traction battery" means any electrical energy storage device consisting of any
number of individual battery modules or cells that is used to supply power to
propel the vehicle.
(b) Battery
Label Requirement. All applicable vehicles shall be equipped with permanent
labels in accordance with the requirements of this section. The manufacturer
may include this information on either a separate label or an existing label in
the required location.
(1) Required Label
Information. The label shall contain the following information:
(A) Chemistry identifier designating the
battery chemistry, cathode type, anode type, manufacturer, and date of
manufacture in accordance with SAE, International (SAE) J2984 "Chemical
Identification of Transportation Batteries for Recycling" SEP 2021, (SAE
J2984), incorporated by reference. For chemistries not included in SAE J2984,
the manufacturer shall request, as part of their certification application
under subsection (d)(1) of this section and subsection (i) of California Code
of Regulations (CCR), title 13, section
1962.4, Executive Officer approval
of an alternative identifier. The Executive Officer shall approve the alternate
identifier as part of certification upon determining the proposed identifier is
consistent with SAE J2984 or with terminology generally used for the component
in the battery manufacturing industry and distinguishes the new chemistry from
other chemistries already defined with identifiers;
(B) The minimum voltage of the battery pack,
Vmin0, as defined in the Idaho National Laboratory
"INL/EXT-15-34184 Battery Test Manual for Electric Vehicles," Revision 3, June
2015, incorporated by reference, and the corresponding minimum battery cell
voltage, Vmin0,cell when the battery pack is at
Vmin0;
(C)
Rated capacity of the unit as measured under life cycle testing standard SAE
J2288 "Life Cycle Testing of Electric Vehicle Battery Modules", November 2020
(SAE J2288), incorporated by reference; and
(D) A digital identifier, linked to a data
repository website as specified in subsection (c). In lieu of a unique digital
identifier or entry in the data repository website for each separate date of
manufacture included on the label, a manufacturer may utilize a common digital
identifier, linked to a common data repository website, covering a period of
time representing multiple dates of manufacture, provided that the rest of the
label information required by subsection (b)(1) is consistent across the
multiple dates of manufacture and that the data repository website entry
includes the applicable range of manufacture dates.
(2) Label Locations.
(A) A label shall be attached to the exterior
of the battery such that it is visible and accessible when the battery is
removed from the vehicle in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended
procedures for removal. For batteries that are designed such that portions of
the battery pack may be separately removed for service or repair, a label shall
also be attached to each portion (e.g., on each module for a pack with
separately replaceable modules).
(B) A label shall also be attached in a
readily visible position in the engine compartment or front powertrain or cargo
compartment. Alternatively, if the vehicle is not equipped with an engine
compartment, the manufacturer may choose to attach the label in the driver's
side doorjamb.
(3) Label
Format.
(A) The required information on the
label shall be in the English language using block letters and numerals of a
color that contrasts with the background of the label.
(B) The digital identifier on the label shall
meet the QR code requirements of International Organization of Standardization
(ISO) 18004:2015, "Information technology--Automatic identification and data
capture techniques--QR Code bar code symbology specification", adopted February
2015, incorporated by reference.
(c) Data Repository Website Requirements.
Vehicle manufacturers or their designees shall make available information
related to the vehicle's traction battery in accordance with this subsection.
(1) Information Requirements. Manufacturers
or their designees shall establish and maintain one or more websites that
provide the following information related to the vehicle's traction battery:
(A) All information required to be printed on
the physical label under subsection (b)(1). For manufacturers utilizing a
common digital identifier across multiple dates of manufacture, as allowed by
subsection (b)(1)(D), manufacturers are allowed to use a single data entry with
the applicable range of manufacture dates listed in the YY/MM format.
(B) Count of individual cells in the
battery,
(C) the hazardous
substances, as listed in CCR, title 8, section 339, present in the
battery,
(D) product safety
information or recall information, as applicable, and
(E) safe disposal
information.
(2) Website
Access and Maintenance. The data repository website required by this subsection
shall:
(A) be available via the internet and
the digital identifier required under subsection (b)(1)(D) and be designed with
functionality for mobile platforms;
(B) be available to the public without a fee
or any requirement to create an account;
(C) be in English, with all text using
readable font sizes, and provide additional language options suited to local
demographics consistent with section
7295 of
the Government Code;
(D) use
common, readily available software and provide hyperlinks to any plug-ins,
viewers, or browsers needed to access or use the website;
(E) be available at all times, except during
times required for routine or emergency maintenance, and routine maintenance
must be scheduled after normal business hours;
(F) be accessible to disabled
individuals;
(G) be maintained to
ensure all information is up to date and accurate;
(H) provide a glossary or a hyperlink to a
glossary webpage defining any manufacturer-specific acronyms or abbreviations;
and
(I) provide e-mail and phone
access for communication with a designated contact
person(s).
(3)
Information Availability Requirements. All information required by this section
must be maintained on the website required by this subsection for a minimum of
twenty (20) years after the vehicle is delivered for sale. After twenty years,
the information must be retained and made available within 30 days upon
request, if not maintained on a website.
(d) Enforcement of Label and Data Repository
Website.
(1) Certification. Samples of actual
production labels used shall be submitted to the Executive Officer at time of
certification in accordance with CCR, title 13, section
1962.4. The Executive Officer
shall, as part of certification under CCR, title 13, section
1962.4, approve the label upon
determining it meets the requirements of subsection (b).
(2) If the Executive Officer finds any
manufacturer using labels that are different from those approved under
subsection (d)(1), the manufacturer is subject to corrective action, including
recall of vehicles, under CCR, title 13, section
2109.
(3) Data Repository Website Audit. The
Executive Officer may audit a vehicle manufacturer's data repository website to
verify it meets the requirements of subsection (c). Such audit does not impose
any requirement on any manufacturer.
(4) A manufacturer will be subject to
penalties pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Health and Safety Code,
including under sections 43016 and 43212, for violations of the requirements of
this section.
(e)
Severability. Each provision of this section is severable, and in the event
that any provision of this section is held to be invalid, the remainder of this
section and this article remains in full force and effect.
1. New
section filed 11-30-2022; operative 11-30-2022 pursuant to Government Code
section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 38510, 38560, 38580,
39003, 39039, 39600, 39601, 39602.5, 43013, 43016, 43018, 43018.5, 43023,
43100, 43101, 43104, 43105.5, 43154, 43211 and 43212, Health and Safety Code.
Reference: Sections 38580, 43013, 43016, 43018, 43018.5, 43023, 43101, 43102,
43104, 43105, 43154, 43211 and 43212, Health and Safety
Code.
