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.
You’ve just made the Chevy Bolt seem far more interesting to me.
I absolutely love mine. Unfortunately GM just discontinued them.
Ah, bummer. Some of the other EVS are obviously designed to be disposable (or at least not third-party serviceable), which I don’t feel is exactly a win for the environment.
I know, right? I love mine. The CEO of GM loves hers. Supposedly the data-harvesting Equinox EV will replace it sometime in the next few years, despite it not being a 1:1 replacement.