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.
Including cars?
There seem to be different target/goals based on the applicance/vehicle type. The title is a bit terse on this post but it’s obviously the most catchy, so I get it. EV’s would fall into the group needing to have some recycled content in them. From the article:
The regulation provides for mandatory minimum levels of recycled content for industrial, SLI batteries and EV batteries. These are initially set at 16% for cobalt, 85% for lead, 6% for lithium and 6% for nickel. Batteries will have to hold a recycled content documentation.