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.
Read our letter to the European Commission urging it to develop ambitious requirements to ensure that every new smartphone put on the European market can last for at least 10 years.
Printers have grown to be an archetype of today’s throwaway culture. Yet, there are no regulations in place to adress their built-in obsolescence.
Big news! Apple just announced that some parts, tools, and manuals — starting with iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 — will be made available to individual consumers in the United States from early 2022.
Read our reaction.
