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

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1397803

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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah but with your watch example to retain water resistance you need to take it to a jeweller to do it properly. This is not “user serviceable”. You could also argue that they are already user serviceable as it’s currently possible to replace your own battery with a new battery and a small toolkit and instructions; how they will choose a level of difficulty will be interesting

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The Galaxy S5 was IP67 with a removable back.