Reg. (EU) 2023/1542 · LMT batteries in Article 77 scope · mandatory for batteries placed on the EU market from 18 February 2027.
Light-means-of-transport batteries — e-bikes, e-scooters, e-cargo bikes — are explicitly in scope of the EU battery passport alongside EV packs. From 18 February 2027, every LMT battery placed on the EU market needs a QR-accessible passport. For a category built on Asian supply chains and thin margins, the data plumbing is the hard part — not the label.
LMT batteries carry the same Article 77 passport duty as EV packs: unique identification, composition, performance and durability data behind a QR code.
The passport carries production carbon data attributable to the battery — data most micromobility brands must extract from contract manufacturers abroad.
The economic operator placing the battery on the EU market carries the obligation — for most e-bike brands, that is you, not your Asian cell supplier.
Shared fleets swap batteries daily across vehicles. Passport data lives with the battery, not the bike — identity must survive thousands of swap cycles.
The date is the same fixed date as EV batteries: 18 February 2027. Brands shipping spring 2027 inventory are manufacturing passport-covered batteries months earlier — the runway is shorter than it looks.
Composition and carbon data comes from cell and pack suppliers. Put the data requirement into purchase orders this quarter, not after the deadline.
Whether packs are built in Asia or the EU, identity and initial passport data should attach at assembly — retrofitting at the EU border is chaos.
One battery model, live passports, a simulated border check and a warranty swap — before the whole catalog is committed.
Aeroz binds chip identity to each pack, resolved via GS1 Digital Link to its passport, with custody and swap events appending to an EPCIS 2.0 log. For fleets, the same tap that satisfies a border check tells your ops team which battery is in which vehicle — compliance and fleet telemetry from one identity.
Yes — LMT (light means of transport) batteries are explicitly in Article 77 scope alongside EV and >2 kWh industrial batteries, for batteries placed on the EU market from 18 February 2027.
The economic operator placing the battery on the EU market. Brands importing packs from contract manufacturers inherit the obligation, which is why supplier data clauses matter now.
A battery placed on the market from the date needs a passport whether it ships in a vehicle or as a spare. Fleet swap programs should treat every pack as its own passported asset.
The QR satisfies the carrier requirement; it does not survive fleet reality well — grime, abrasion, repaints. A chip-backed identity keeps the battery verifiable through years of swaps, with the QR as the compliant front door.
A fixed-fee Aeroz audit maps your products against battery passport for e-bikes & lmt requirements and returns a written readiness assessment, a data-mapping review, and a scoped pilot plan with cost and timeline.