Industry leaders have called on the new Labour Government to accelerate plans to introduce battery health checks for new electric vehicles. The Labour manifesto outlined how it would support the transition to electric vehicles by accelerating the rollout of charging stations and reinstating the original 2030 deadline to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles. It also aimed at supporting buyers of second-hand electric cars by standardising the information supplied on the condition of batteries. These so-called “battery passports” aim to show drivers the origins of the material in the ba…