Electric vehicles will need 'battery passports' to enter EU from 2027 | Autocar
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    • WallEx@feddit.deEnglish
      43·
      10 months ago

      Let’s hope so, the EU has been on a good streak lately regarding consumer rights.

      • alice_mac@lemmy.worldEnglish
        29·
        10 months ago

        Yeah the idea of only needing to purchase and carry one charging brick and USB-C cable for all devices I own is lovely.

        Only issue kind of is smart watches.

        • underscore_@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          16·
          10 months ago

          I agree, but it is going to increase the charging time for a car by quite a bit unless the USB spec advances significantly.

        • WallEx@feddit.deEnglish
          11·
          10 months ago

          There are edge cases, but it catches above 95% of consumer electronics.

        • KptnAutismus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          10 months ago

          but trying to fit a receptacle in a smart watch is also not a good solution.

          including a small usb-c to whatever the hell adapter would be great too. just so the cable isn’t in the way all the time.

          • alice_mac@lemmy.worldEnglish
            121·
            10 months ago

            I mean I imagine most all smart watches will switch to a portless design with a wireless puck, then you just make the puck detachable from the cable and with a USB-C port on the side. Problem solved.

            • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              4·
              10 months ago

              Qi charging has improved, but still can’t beat a plug. When you forget to charge your watch and in a hurry it’s hard to beat a plug charge.

        • m-p{3}@lemmy.caEnglish
          4·
          10 months ago

          Some kind of adjusted Qi2 standard for all smartwatches would be nice.

          • alice_mac@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            10 months ago

            Yeah I mentioned this in another comment, as long as the wireless puck is USB-C then you can still carry just one USB-C cable and power brick.

        • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          My Apple Watch has a usb-c cable with a puck. One charging brick is sufficient, at least for my iPhone, Kindle and Watch. But there are so many other devices

          • alice_mac@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            The issue is then that’s one USB-C to Cable for all your devices except for the watch which needs one USB-C to puck… The solution would be a puck with a detachable USB-C to C cable.

            Then I could take a Laptop, Phone, Tablet (if required) and Watch and just one cable/charging brick.

            • VieuxQueb@lemmy.caEnglish
              2·
              10 months ago

              My watch isblike that. It’s an old Huawei Watch GT and has a puck to charge wich I plug in my USB-C cable in.

              • alice_mac@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                10 months ago

                Yeah that would be ideal, I’ve found a few third party solutions with detachable USB-C pucks for the Apple watch, a first party solution would be ideal though.

    • IndefiniteBenEnglish
      10·
      10 months ago

      Sounds like the battery itself will have a QR code, so I imagine manufacturers of interchangeable packs will have to print the QR code on the battery pack itself.