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Everybody is talking about phones, but I feel like the regulation is quite a bit more extensive and applies to a wider range of devices. - There has been a pro

Everybody is talking about phones, but I feel like the regulation is quite a bit more extensive and applies to a wider range of devices. - There has been a proliferation of battery powered devices (cordless vacuums, drills, home cameras etc., scooters) built usually by Chinese companies, using proprietary batteries with no replacement parts and no easy way to replace them. - The requirement of 'user replaceability' isn't clarified as to what level of expertise can be expected from the user - the hackaday article shows an easily replaceable battery, but for example Ikea expects users to assembly complex pieces of furniture by hand, so I don't think this is going to be a huge constraint on manufacturers. I feel like what the EP is going for is the creation of standardized and regulated drop-in batteries ensuring that if the pouch cell battery in your ASUS laptop dies, you can get an OEM-equivalent, regulated, third-party replacement for it which you can install with the same difficulty as replacing a RAM stick.

dns_snek 4y ago
Article 11 calls for the batteries to be "readily removable" by end users. There don't seem to be any further clarifications but the dictionary definition would call for batteries to be removable "easily, without much difficulty". I don't believe Apple's current self-service repair program would meet this bar. > Portable batteries incorporated in appliances shall be readily removable and replaceable by the end-user or by independent operators during the lifetime of the appliance, if the batteries have a shorter lifetime than the appliance, or at the latest at the end of the lifetime of the appliance. > A battery is readily replaceable where, after its removal from an appliance, it can be substituted by a similar battery, without affecting the functioning or the performance of that appliance. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2020/0798/COM_COM(2020)0798_EN.pdf https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_instituti...

dns_snek 4y ago

Article 11 calls for the batteries to be "readily removable" by end users. There don't seem to be any further clarifications but the dictionary definition would call for batteries to be removable "easily, without much difficulty". I don't believe Apple's current self-service repair program would meet this bar. > Portable batteries incorporated in appliances shall be readily removable and replaceable by the end-user or by independent operators during the lifetime of the appliance, if the batteries have a shorter lifetime than the appliance, or at the latest at the end of the lifetime of the appliance. > A battery is readily replaceable where, after its removal from an appliance, it can be substituted by a similar battery, without affecting the functioning or the performance of that appliance. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2020/0798/COM_COM(2020)0798_EN.pdf https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_instituti...