Euro 7 van batteries: energy floors of 75% and 67% for N1 vehicles

Market Context & Direct Impact

Euro 7 now sets battery floors for electric vans, not only exhaust limits. The EU regulation brings cars, vans and heavy-duty vehicles under one legal act and sets limits for battery durability. For N1 vans that are plug-in or battery-electric, the minimum is 75% of battery energy up to five years or 100,000 km, falling to 67% for vehicles up to eight years or 160,000 km. Owners also get access to battery state-of-health data, and the Commission must review the floors by the end of 2027.

Start dates differ by market, so one van specification can land on either side of a deadline. In the EU, new cars and vans types must meet Euro 7 from 29 November 2026, and new vehicles from 29 November 2027. From that later date, national authorities must refuse registration of non-compliant new M1 and N1 vehicles on battery durability grounds. Heavy trucks and buses follow from 29 May 2028 for new types and 29 May 2029 for new vehicles. In Great Britain, the government plans to apply Euro 7 to new cars, vans, trucks, buses and coaches, with a statutory instrument setting 29 November 2027 for unlimited-volume light-duty registrations and 1 July 2030 for small-volume manufacturers. Neither text covers charging access or purchase price, so those remain the fleet's own cost test.

Core Executive Takeaways

• Battery floors in specsWrite the N1 battery energy floors into van tenders as a minimum, because the rule sets what manufacturers must meet, not what a buyer is guaranteed.
• Review could raise floorsThe Commission's battery report, due by 31 December 2027, is set to assess whether requirements should reach vehicles up to 10 years or 200,000 km, so keep contract terms open.
• Health data now standardBuilt-in state-of-health data gives fleet managers a basis for residual-value checks, which suggests used electric vans may be easier to price.

Strategic Playbook

1. 1
   Lock battery clauses

   Before 29 November 2026, require every electric van bid to state battery energy retention against the 75% and 67% N1 floors and to supply state-of-health data.

2. 2
   Split by registration market

   Tie each van order to its registration market's Euro 7 date, which is 29 November 2027 for new EU vehicles and the same date for most Great Britain light-duty registrations.

Filed 21:38 GMT, 9 November 2026, for the third edition of 9 Nov.
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Sources

1. Updating the minimum emission standard for new road vehicles: government responseUK Government (GOV.UK), published 27 October 2026
2. Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 on type-approval and battery durability (Euro 7)EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), published 8 May 2024
3. Regulation (EU) 2024/1257, Official Journal text (Annex II battery durability tables)EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), published 8 May 2024
4. Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7): legislative summaryEuropean Parliament (Legislative Observatory), published 8 May 2024

Claims ledger: 9 facts and where each comes from

• Euro 7 covers cars, vans and heavy-duty vehicles in one legal act and sets limits for battery durability.⁴
• For N1 plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles, minimum battery energy is 75% up to five years or 100,000 km, whichever comes first, and 67% up to eight years or 160,000 km.³
• Euro 7 applies from 29 November 2026 to new types of cars and vans and from 29 November 2027 to new vehicles; for buses, lorries and trailers it applies from 29 May 2028 for new types and 29 May 2029 for new vehicles.⁴
• From 29 November 2027, national authorities must refuse registration of new M1 and N1 vehicles that do not comply, on grounds that include battery durability.²
• The UK government will update Great Britain's minimum emission standard to Euro 7 for new cars, vans, trucks, buses and coaches.¹
• The government plans a statutory instrument applying Euro 7 to all new unlimited-volume light-duty registrations from 29 November 2027, with small-volume manufacturers from 1 July 2030.¹
• The Commission must report on battery durability by 31 December 2027, assessing whether minimum performance requirements should cover vehicles up to at least 10 years or 200,000 km.³
• Vehicle users should have access to up-to-date information on the state of health of traction batteries and other on-board data.⁴
• Monitors of traction battery state of health are required for all vehicles that use traction batteries.²

Every figure above is tied to a cited source that was checked on the day of filing. Found an error? Tell the desk.