First, we should be talking about the next 20 years - after all we are talking about a law we will introduce today, not in the past, and noone it talking about

First, we should be talking about the next 20 years - after all we are talking about a law we will introduce today, not in the past, and noone it talking about appliances lasting a century. Secondly, while I never used a top loader, from everything I've read, they are worse in every dimention, so the comparison seems inappropriate - you are introducing extra variables. Also I am not clear why 'incrementally adding water' was not possible previously, People built a 'smart' toaster 70 years ago, that could sence how cooked your bread is, and it was purely mechanical: https://www.theverge.com/22801890/sunbeam-radiant-control-toaster-t20-t35-vista?msclkid=1655e724b3a611ec8bedfd4ac1e857c9 https://www.theverge.com/22801890/sunbeam-radiant-control-to...