Accumulators of all sizes, all shapes…The European Union is going to war this time once morest the batteries of smartphones built into the device. Europe wants them to be easily replaceable in the long term. The combat is much larger though, as I experienced recently!
Indeed, following a few less rest, I took out a kitty (extra light for the video) that I found dead. Impossible to recharge it when I had kept it according to the rules, that is to say with a good charge…
Photo/video accessories, watches, speakers…
Under warranty, so I sent it back to a major online retailer who forwarded it to the manufacturer. I just wanted the battery to be changed, but I received a brand new accessory in return. Such a waste! It would have been so easy to change the battery, if a kitty had been designed to…
In my drawers, I have various accessories of this type, such as a 360-degree camera with an integrated battery. And I’m not even talking regarding connected watches or those multiple Bluetooth speakers whose battery is incorporated into the heart of the device. Sometimes tutorials on the internet explain how to change them…
What does simply changing mean?
This brings me to the basic question. What does it mean to change simply since it is possible to replace the battery of almost all smartphones in specialized stores? Moreover, stores like La bonne combines have been repairing multiple devices for decades. Either way the client should be able to do this.
While our planet is crumbling under electronic waste, it is urgent to develop services to make digital last. Like Fairphone, hardware manufacturers of all kinds are encouraged to develop repairable peripherals to make them last at least ten years…
Xavier Studer
Batteries: deal on new EU rules for design, production and waste treatment