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.

  • Xenon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Thickness and weight might have been a serious issue 10 years ago but batteries have reached such high energy densities that the additional volume/weight becomes negligible especially considering how thin most phones already are.

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      1 year ago

      It’s not really the battery thickness that is the issue it’s the docking mechanism that has to be robust enough for real world usage.