Battery intelligence company BatteryIQ is calling for universal adoption of connected battery-health monitoring in electric vehicles and micromobility, saying the technology can detect faults at individual vehicle level and help manufacturers avoid fleet-wide recalls through targeted intervention.
Battery intelligence company BatteryIQ is urging the electric vehicle industry to adopt connected battery-health monitoring across EVs and micromobility, arguing the technology could help manufacturers replace fleet-wide recalls with targeted interventions.
The push comes after a series of high-profile EV battery recalls affecting thousands of vehicles in the UK, underscoring the difficulty of managing lithium-ion battery safety as electrification accelerates.
“Car manufacturers could avoid major recalls caused by suspected battery issues,” says Nick Bailey, founder of BatteryIQ. “Battery management systems created by BatteryIQ can pinpoint abnormal behaviors in a specific vehicle or a small group of vehicles. In many cases, this means issues can be addressed early, sometimes even via software update, without the need to recall entire fleets.”
BatteryIQ’s systems embed monitoring within the battery itself, analyzing cell behaviors, degradation patterns and operating conditions in real time to flag early warning signs of failure, damage or misuse.
“Battery-health monitoring is effectively the equivalent of having a smoke alarm inside a battery system,” Bailey explains. “It provides early warning of stress, degradation or abnormal cell behaviors long before a dangerous condition develops.”
The company says the lithium-ion sector is shifting from reactive safety — responding after faults emerge — toward predictive monitoring that continuously tracks battery health during real-world use. It sees connected battery intelligence becoming a core safety layer across EVs, e-bikes, energy storage and buildings as lithium-ion deployment grows.
“The next step for the industry has to be the universal adoption of connected battery-health monitoring,” Bailey adds. “Manufacturers, operators and users should receive alerts well before a battery reaches a critical or unsafe state.”
BatteryIQ says the approach can enable early detection of defective or degrading cells, targeted service or over-the-air fixes, reduced fire risk, lower warranty and recall costs, and greater confidence among insurers and regulators.
Tanya Sinclair, chief executive of Electric Vehicles UK, says the technology reflects a maturing industry. “Connected battery-health monitoring is exactly the kind of smart, preventative technology that builds confidence across the system: for drivers, manufacturers, insurers and regulators alike,” she says. “It also creates efficiencies not possible with combustion cars.”
