Archive · 8 Jan 2026
India's Draft Battery Identity Number Guidelines for EVs
India has created new rules for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
Each battery will have a special number called a BPAN.
This number will help people know about the battery's health and performance.
Financiers, insurers, and used-vehicle buyers can use this information to make better decisions.
The BPAN will include two types of data: static data, which doesn't change, like where the battery was made, and dynamic data, which changes over time, like how well the battery is working.
This will help everyone involved in the EV market make smarter choices.
India's Ministry of Heavy Industries has proposed guidelines for a Battery Pack Identity Number (BPAN) for EVs.
BPAN will include static data (unchanged information) and dynamic data (changing attributes) about the battery.
Key stakeholders include EV financiers, insurers, and used-vehicle buyers who can make better economic choices using BPAN.
Lenders use battery health monitoring to track asset performance, but lack of standardized frameworks complicates this process.
The BPAN aims to standardize battery tracking and improve decision-making for all involved in the EV market.
- Who
- India's Ministry of Heavy Industries
- What
- Draft guidelines for Battery Pack Identity Number (BPAN) for EVs
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- India
- Why
- To standardize battery tracking and improve economic choices for stakeholders
- BPAN
- Battery Pack Identity Number
- Static Data
- Unchanged information like origin and composition
- Dynamic Data
- Changing attributes like health and performance
- Key Stakeholders
- EV financiers, insurers, used-vehicle buyers
- Purpose of BPAN
- To track battery health and performance