EU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk! - eviltoast

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2020/0798/COM_COM(2020)0798_EN.pdf

https://wccftech.com/new-eu-law-demands-replaceable-smartphone-batteries/

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    • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.orgOP
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      1 year ago

      Yes, that will be interesting!

      They may have to make them bigger or just rethink the designs.

      They do have time, 4 years, 2027 right.

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      1 year ago

      Who says flexible batteries couldn’t be made replaceable? The might have to attach it differently than using glue, but other than that, I don’t see why it can’t be replaceable. Additionally, replaceable does not have to mean that you can just click open a back cover and pull it out. It could also mean that you have to remove x number of screws to remove it, which is still fine.