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EU will require removable batteries from 2027 (www.consilium.europa.eu)

submitted 1 year ago by AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:

The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.

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[–] Magikjak@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Any natural or legal person that places on the market products incorporating portable batteries shall ensure that those batteries are readily removable and replaceable by the end-user at any time during the lifetime of the product. That obligation shall only apply to entire batteries and not to individual cells or other parts included in such batteries.

A portable battery shall be considered readily removable by the end-user where it can be removed from a product with the use of commercially available tools, without requiring the use of specialised tools, unless provided free of charge with the product, proprietary tools, thermal energy, or solvents to disassemble the product.

Any natural or legal person that places on the market products incorporating portable batteries shall ensure that those products are accompanied with instructions and safety information on the use, removal and replacement of the batteries. Those instructions and that safety information shall be made available permanently online, on a publicly available website, in an easily understandable way for end-users.

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

without requiring the use of specialized tools

That's a big one. Nice to see it covered. Negates any silly "well you just need to buy our $200 disassemble kit" nonsense you know would have been there otherwise

[–] Bobert@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can't see anything that would force them to change the status quo.

https://a.co/d/c6zxBQu

Boom, $20, every tool needed. Hits the commercially available clause. You don't have to have a heat gun (it certainly helps). If people want to fight it, then you're going to have a weaker screen because the glue loosens easier with heat because the alternative is a glue that is weaker at regular temps. IP ratings are included now, they'll be a price point after this if that issue is forced. Should it be? No, removable batteries with IP68 are made right now, but when has a manufacturer ever needed a halfway decent excuse to raise prices?

Edited: spoke before I researched. Don't be like me.