New EU power tool battery rules from 2025

[Britman]

So from next year cordless power tool manufacturers will have to start implementing the same battery format in their tools.

A short video about this.

 

[Spectric]

How can the EU who cannot agree about anything really believe that they can bring all the power tool manufacturers together to adopt a common battery platform. This would not be good, people buy tools based on the ergonomics of which the battery plays a part and have they even thought about the voltage ! If all used the same battery type then you could plug an 18 volt battery into a 12 volt tool so just another daft idea from the EU.

 

[Doug71]

Did you notice what date the video came out.....

 

[niemeyjt]

I suspect this was someone's April Fool.

 

[Spectric]

There are many reasons why this could never work, apart from the different OEM's just think of the countries involved so Makita from Japan allowing Bosch from Germany to dictate battery design, more than just Aprils fools because we know the one thing the EU is good at is in not agreeing with each other and thinking they have power over others, no lets not stiffle inovation.

 

[ScaredyCat]

A little late...

 

[John Brown]

There are many reasons why this could never work, apart from the different OEM's just think of the countries involved so Makita from Japan allowing Bosch from Germany to dictate battery design, more than just Aprils fools because we know the one thing the EU is good at is in not agreeing with each other and thinking they have power over others, no lets not stiffle inovation.

Worked for mobile phones, up to a point...

 

[Terry - Somerset]

It seems like a very good sense idea. At the moment we have two choices:

• common battery packs for cordless tools all from the same manufacturer
• different battery packs having chosen cordless tools best suited to the task

The first exposes the buyer to variable quality and possibly excessive tool prices, the second requires multiple battery packs. A complete nonsense!

The EU has managed to implement common standards for computer peripherals, smartphone connectors, car components, car emissions, car lighting standards, electrical marking and efficiency of household appliances. They are believed to have implemented common standards for cucumbers, bananas, sale of garden chemicals etc et etc.

Common cordless tool batteries should be an entirely trivial issue!!

 

[Jake]

They are also going to require that all power tools exported from the EU to the UK come with free banana straighteners so we don't lose out.

 

[Spectric]

I suppose the SIM card is standard even though they are about to become obsolete with the new ESIM but then it does not mater, the one thing that is standard though has been the wheel, always round and I bet that has frustrated some who would have liked to be different .

Then we have the good old EV, at this early stage they should have had a standard battery format in place rather than all going in there own directions so we just do not like having commonality.

 

[Britman]

Did you notice what date the video came out.....

I did not as I was sent this today. If I'd seen it on the 1st I would have dismissed it out if hand.

 

[Britman]

How can the EU who cannot agree about anything really believe that they can bring all the power tool manufacturers together to adopt a common battery platform. This would not be good, people buy tools based on the ergonomics of which the battery plays a part and have they even thought about the voltage ! If all used the same battery type then you could plug an 18 volt battery into a 12 volt tool so just another daft idea from the EU.

TBF to the EU they did force through the mobile phone charger cable standard which even forced the mighty Apple to drop the Thunderbolt for USB C.

 

[Robbo3]

The European Union has adopted a right-to-repair directive that will make it easier for consumers to get their devices fixed. The new rules extend a product's guarantee if it breaks under warranty, while obliging manufacturers to repair devices no longer covered. The law still needs to be approved by member nations.

- https://www.engadget.com/eus-new-ri...repair-out-of-warranty-devices-081939123.html

 

[Keith Cocker]

How can the EU who cannot agree about anything really believe that they can bring all the power tool manufacturers together to adopt a common battery platform. This would not be good, people buy tools based on the ergonomics of which the battery plays a part and have they even thought about the voltage ! If all used the same battery type then you could plug an 18 volt battery into a 12 volt tool so just another daft idea from the EU.

Jezus Wept! Talk about flogging a dead horse. You’ve got your idiotic Brexit but still can’t shut up about the EU!!!

 

[artie]

The European Union has adopted a right-to-repair directive that will make it easier for consumers to get their devices fixed. The new rules extend a product's guarantee if it breaks under warranty, while obliging manufacturers to repair devices no longer covered. The law still needs to be approved by member nations.

- https://www.engadget.com/eus-new-ri...repair-out-of-warranty-devices-081939123.html

Seems like a good idea, but in reality they will offer to repair the item for the same cost as a new one.

 

[Spectric]

You’ve got your idiotic Brexit but still can’t shut up about the EU!!!

Nothing to do with brexit but unfortunately many EU decisions will impact us without any input from us, so we are now just sheep.

 

[Sideways]

Seems like a good idea, but in reality they will offer to repair the item for the same cost as a new one.

It is more expensive to repair some things than to make new ones. I imagine batteries fit that bill.
Cheaper to make new and aspire to make enough from recycling to cover the cost of not putting them in landfill.

 

[Adam W.]

Nothing to do with brexit but unfortunately many EU decisions will impact us without any input from us, so we are now just sheep.

And who's fault is that, I wonder?

 

[Spectric]

With manufacturing you have a production process in place that can be highly efficient with volume output, everything is assembled in the right order with new components, to repair you have to first find the fault and then dismantle to rectify it and then the cost of parts so more expensive and time consuming. This logic applies to many different aspects such as houses where often it is quicker to build new than undertake a restoration or in vehicle manufacturing where if something goes wrong on the line such as a part not fitted or the wrong loom then the affected vehicles may not not get fixed but recycled.

 

[Jake]

And who's fault is that, I wonder?

I seem to remember a lot of patient attempts to explain the inevitable change from rule-maker to rule-taker.