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From: Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: EI mew ;abeling regulations June 20th 2025
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 17:33:29 -0000 (UTC)
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Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Jan 2025 16:45:14 -0000 (UTC), Tweed
> <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>>> Pamela wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Wasn't there also a requirement for the battery to be user replaceable?
>>> 
>>> Not in effect for a couple of years, I think ...
>>> 
>> 
>> https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-law-more-sustainable-circular-and-safe-batteries-enters-force-2023-08-17_en
>> 
>> 2027, though I can’t find an exact date. Not just phones either. 
> 
> Electric vehicles? 
> 

I don’t think so. Things like power tools, radios, toothbrushes etc. A user
replaceable EV battery could be quite a dangerous affair.