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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.

  • bloopinator@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    Phones take years to develop. Forcing removable batteries onto manufacturers under an aggressively short timeline would cost billions.