This is amazing news! The battery is usually the first thing to replace due to normal wear. Replacing it should not be seen as a repair, but as simple maintenance.
this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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Definitely a step towards the right direction.
Can't help but think that companies are going to find a way to turn this into profit...
Not stated in the article, but from memory there's an exception for smartphones because of 'how tightly integrated and small' they are, which is bullshit.
Sauce? Thought this policy would be interesting especially because of smartphones..
Apparently I was mistaken, as search results seem to indicate that it also goes for phones: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/22/new-eu-law-to-force-smartphone-makers-to-build-easily-replaceable-batteries