This EU legislation could bring back user replaceable batteries
This EU legislation could bring back user replaceable batteries
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The EU has enacted new user and environmentally friendly laws left and right. It recently passed legislation that would require manufacturers to equip all devices with the USB Type-C connector on all portable electronics by the end of 2024, and it’s also urging lawmakers to accept another law that would force companies like Apple to do so could allow sideloading. and open ecosystems to a fairer and more equal playground for all players.
The EU’s new tentative deal would oblige companies to make user-replaceable batteries a thing again. The motive behind this push is to reduce e-waste and is strongly driven by environmental concerns. The EU wants to become more sustainable and reduce its carbon footprint, and it wants to bring back user-replaceable batteries, or at least make them simpler than they are now.
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The agreed rules apply to all types of batteries sold in the EU, including portable batteries, SLI batteries (supplying power for lighting, ignition and starting of vehicles), light transportation batteries (LMT) (supplying power for wheeled vehicles). such as bicycles) and electric vehicles (EV).
The regulation would also introduce new measures, such as battery collection and the recovery of materials such as cobalt, lead, lithium and nickel, which could be reused to make new batteries. In addition, the collection of the batteries would not cost consumers any money, and the companies would have to take care of the collection.
“The collection targets are set at 45% by 2023, 63% by 2027 and 73% by 2030 for portable batteries and 51% by 2028 and 61% by 2031 for LMT batteries; Minimum amounts of recovered cobalt (16%), lead (85%), lithium (6%) and nickel (6%) from manufacturing and consumer waste must be reused in new batteries; All used LMT, EV, SLI and industrial batteries, regardless of type, chemical composition, condition, brand or origin, must be collected free of charge for end users; By 31 December 2030, the Commission will consider phasing out non-rechargeable portable batteries for general use.”
The new batteries would have to carry new labels and QR codes containing information about the batteries, including their capacity, performance, shelf life, chemical composition and a “separate collection” symbol.
Rapporteur Achille Variati (S&D, IT) said: “For the first time we have circular economy legislation that covers the entire life cycle of a product – this approach is good for both the environment and the economy. We have agreed on measures that will greatly benefit consumers: batteries will work well, be safer and easier to remove. Our overarching goal is to build a stronger EU recycling industry, particularly for lithium, and a competitive industrial sector overall, which is critical to our continent’s energy transition and strategic autonomy in the decades to come. These actions could become a benchmark for the entire global battery market.”
Sustainability, repairability & fair playground
The EU has made many new preliminary and legislative decisions to help consumers over the last five years. The new laws made it easier to charge devices and use a standard accepted by all players in the industry, although this has yet to take effect for companies like Apple. The new move could be game-changing, bringing back user-replaceable batteries after they have been slowly phased out over the years.
There are currently only a few dozen modern devices on the market that offer user-replaceable batteries, and the newest member of the club is the Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro. Most of these devices are aimed at individuals who need more rigid and durable devices for work and often lack high-end power, performance, and additional features.
It’s also worth noting that the advent of foldable devices has further complicated the use of removable batteries, which often contain two cells, one on the top or left and one on the bottom or right, depending on the form factor. Foldable devices are already fragile, and it remains to be seen how this could make them more repairable and environmentally friendly. It should also be noted that modern smartphones are no exception, as they often lack pull tabs and require replacement of the back glass to reach batteries and other components inside the device.
The Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro is the company’s latest rigid smartphone, offering a durable shell, removable battery and programmable buttons. It is powered by the Snapdragon 778 5G chip and features a 6.6-inch 120Hz LCD display and a 50MP dual camera setup.
