Since its entry into force, the French repair index has attracted worldwide attention. But has it kept its promises?

French member HOP analysed the outcomes of the index and its impact on consumers and repairers.

The new German government announced its intention to implement the Right to Repair.

Read civil society’s demands to make sure these new rules actually benefit consumers and independent repairers.

The Environment Committee of the European Parliament adopted measures to make batteries more removable and replaceable.

Between 2019-2020, 3 million e-bikes were sold in Europe, representing around 20% of all bikes sold across the continent.

But are their batteries easily repairable and replaceable?

Our new research, in collaboration with the EEB and the University of Lund shows that most batteries in today’s products cannot be removed, replaced or repaired resulting in shorter device lifetimes, a loss of rare and valuable materials and billions in unnecessary consumer expenditure.