All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

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    1 year ago

    I prefer ip68 to easily accessible battery. I’ll need to change my battery maybe once every 3 years, but I need to know it can handle moisture far more often than that.

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      I prefer ip68 to easily accessible battery

      You can have both. My Galaxy XCover 6Pro is ip68 rated.

      The another benefit with removable batteries is that if you have two you can go from 0 to 100% charge in about a minute.

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        1 year ago

        This is why I want replaceable batteries in small EVs like bikes and such, too.

        And why I have thought for a while that it would be nice to have maybe 30% or so of electric car batteries be replacable with a moderately large rack in the “frunk” or trunk. But that’s just me.

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          1 year ago

          Most of the ebikes and motor scooters I’ve seen have removable batteries. Gogoro in India even has a battery swapping network for their scooters.

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            Gogoro’s existence is kinda bittersweet, it shows that it’s possible, but that companies aren’t willing to standardize and cooperate to make it the status quo and actually possible to build swap stations for globally, of even across just Europe.

            Ideally I’d want to see a plan where an e-bike or electric kickscooter takes one or two, and motorcycles take a few more. Idk if you could make batteries in that form-factor and put 12 or so into a car to gain enough miles to make a difference. Perhaps eventually, if we get the energy density gains we’re hoping for.

            Car-wise, I have no expectation that the industry will shift towards low weight and drag like Aptera is pushing for, so I don’t expect efficiency gains that way.

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          This isn’t a replacement, but I have said for years now that someone needs to market a rentable tow-behind or rooftop battery sort of like U-Hauls for extra capacity needed for longer trips.

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            1 year ago

            People have tried it. The extra drag of a trailer or roof box consumes most of the extra energy that they carry.

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      1 year ago

      I prefer ip68 to easily accessible battery.

      All it needs is that little rubber band, and you have to handle it carefully when closing the lid.

    • afunkysongaday@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Psst those Brands are not your friends and might lie about their reasons to make batteries non-removable.

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      1 year ago

      Any moderately well built phone won’t die just because you took it out in the rain.

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      I have a handheld marine vhf radio with a removable battery that I can throw in the ocean and it will work and continue to work for days. Don’t believe the bs the manufacturers tell you.