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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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[–] pumpsnabben@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can tell them that this regulation does not seem to target phones or tablets.

For batteries that are incorporated in mobile phones and tablets it is appropriate to set performance and durability requirements regarding those batteries through a future eco-design regulation addressing phones and tablets

[–] whoami_whereami@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It doesn't target phones or tablets specifically, but that doesn't mean that they aren't include in "portable devices and appliances". The sentence you quoted simply suggests that there should be additional regulation on top of the currently pending in the future.