One-stop service for the EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive (ELV)
We provide enterprises with practical and operational one-stop green compliance service support
Enable Chinese enterprises’ products to smoothly reach the EU market, transform the pressure of green compliance into a new competitive advantage in the international arena, and achieve an upgrade from “manufacturing going global” to “green leadership”
What is ELV?
The ELV Directive (End-of Life Vehicles Directive) is the core regulation of the European Union to promote the circular economy transformation of the automotive industry. It aims to regulate the full life cycle management of vehicles and reduce environmental pollution and resource consumption. The new version of the revision began in 2023, imposing stricter requirements on vehicle material limitations, circular design, recycling targets, and digital traceability systems than the previous version, posing a systemic challenge to Chinese automotive and parts enterprises.
Scope of application of ELV
It is applicable to passenger cars (M1 category) and light commercial vehicles (N1 category) sold within the European Union. In the future, it will be extended to M2, M3, N2 and N3 category vehicles (i.e. buses, coaches, trucks and tractors), all O category vehicles (i.e. trailers) and certain L category vehicles (i.e. motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles).
Core requirements of ELV
The core requirements of the new ELV directive include the following:
Material restrictions: Strictly control harmful substances such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium;
Circular design: It is required that the vehicle design be easy to disassemble and recycle. Clear requirements are put forward for the reuse rate of scrapped vehicles, the proportion of recycled materials used, the proportion of closed-loop recycled plastics used from ELV, and the proportion of recycling costs borne by manufacturers.
Digital Passport: Seven years after the new directive comes into effect, each vehicle must be equipped with a “circular Vehicle passport”, which records the disassembly guidelines for key components such as batteries and motors in digital format.
The challenges faced by Chinese enterprises: The green compliance chain is becoming increasingly complex
The threshold for understanding regulations is high
The content of ELV regulations is complex, and the dynamic revision and update of regulations are frequent. It is difficult for enterprises to assess policy risks in real time, and the lag in compliance leads to potential losses. The threshold for understanding regulations and judging compliance paths is particularly unfavorable for non-vehicle manufacturing enterprises.
The compliance of regeneration indicators is difficult
The domestic application rate of recycled plastics is hard to meet the requirements of “20% recycled plastics” and “15% ELV sources” in the directive, making compliance difficult. The premium of recycled plastics increases compliance costs and has a significant impact on economy models.
Low transparency of the supply chain
The directive strictly restricts the use of substances such as lead, mercury, and hexavalent chromium. Enterprises must ensure that all series of components meet material safety requirements. However, at present, most supply chains still lack a complete BOM management and chemical compliance tracking system.
The design for recycling and disassembly is insufficient
Many vehicle models lack consideration of the feasibility of disassembly and recycling during the structural design stage, making it difficult to meet the 95% recycling rate requirement and affecting the products’ entry into the EU market.
The pressure from multiple compliance barriers is huge
Electric vehicles are simultaneously affected by the EUBR (Battery and Waste Battery Act), and in the future, they may also be included in the CBAM (Carbon Tariff) collection scope, making it difficult to handle multiple compliance issues.
Our professional services
We are deeply engaged in green trade, low-carbon transformation and ESG governance, providing Chinese automotive and parts enterprises with a one-stop ELV green compliance solution covering regulatory understanding, data sorting, low-carbon technology and report support.
Interpretation of regulations and compliance strategy planning
We help you clarify regulatory requirements, provide a panoramic interpretation of ELV policies, sort out the applicable terms for enterprises, corresponding responsibilities and compliance steps, and formulate a roadmap and priorities in combination with product types and export country requirements.
Material compliance and green supply chain management
Build a material control and supply chain transparency system that complies with EU standards. Establish a control list of prohibited and restricted substances (SVHC/ELV exemption list); Assist in building a supply chain information collection platform to achieve traceability of material composition.
Compliance document and report support
Ensure that the enterprise has complete declaration, reporting and auditing materials. Assist in collecting and organizing IDIS disclosure data, compliance statements, and material recycling instructions to fulfill IDIS disclosure requirements. Build data systems and indicator libraries for clients to support the consistent disclosure of future DPP (Digital Product Passport) and ESG information.
One-stop service for multiple green compliance
Connect ELV compliance with green design, carbon footprint, and corporate ESG strategies, break the “single regulatory response” path, and create an integrated green compliance system for enterprises to achieve multiple green barrier compliance and ESG disclosure requirements in one stop, making the enterprise’s overseas expansion journey more efficient and smoother!
Our advantages
Data advantage
Intelligently match carbon accounting methodologies, automatically adapt to the optimal declaration plan, and reduce the compliance costs of enterprises.
Technical advantage
Self-developed carbon accounting AI engine, automated accounting process, and dynamically optimized enterprise carbon emission accounting model.
Ecological advantage
Covering 26 types of regulations such as CBAM/CSRD/ battery passports, it is compatible with the entire industrial chain scenarios of multiple industries.
Security guarantee
Blockchain + industrial Internet of Things data channel, achieving full lifecycle protection of data.
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