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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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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] 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Thank EU for saving us from descending even further down into capitalism, also please keep the American influence in check within your own ranks.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

capitalism is when no removable batteries

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Capitalism is when many things, but yes, non-removable batteries in expensive hardware is one of them

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Preventing the ability to service and repair your product in order to make people buy a new one instead is when capitalism

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This but not ironically

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

I couldn't find a more accurate description.