Never mind phones, what about EVs or cars in general? Currently to replace a Tesla battery you need to lift the car, undo a 30 bolts, use another lift or do some lift juggling to drop the battery, etc. How on earth do you design an EV with the same battery capacity if the battery must be removable without tools or expertise? Hell, my petrol ford fiesta has a battery which fails this requirement (needs spanners to undo the connectors and the hold-down and needs the expertise of knowing which batteries are appropriate, how to safely disconnect it, how to remove it).
Assuming they are regular, not security, bolts, Teslas are in the clear. It's no specialty tools or expertise. Working on a car assumes you have the tools and expertise to put a car on a lift, rotate N standard bolts to remove them, and move heavy objects. And you can read the documentation to know how to do it.
It's specifically to prevent Tesla from saying "well, you need to have Tesla-bolt driver, the only way to remove our 30-bolts. And we only sell those to authorized Tesla-trained mechanics who took our course because if you mess up a secret process it won't work".
EV batteries are exempt, as are batteries which are "specifically designed to supply electric power for starting, lighting, or ignition and that can also be used for auxiliary or backup purposes in vehicles, other means of transport or machinery"
I believe Teslas have a lead acid battery specifically for the listed purposes. But I can't quite remember. Should watch some more Rich Rebuilds I guess.
I see no reason in principle that this is an intractable problem. A problem, sure, but one which is solvable given the right incentives, which is what this law is for.
Never mind phones, what about EVs or cars in general? Currently to replace a Tesla battery you need to lift the car, undo a 30 bolts, use another lift or do some lift juggling to drop the battery, etc. How on earth do you design an EV with the same battery capacity if the battery must be removable without tools or expertise? Hell, my petrol ford fiesta has a battery which fails this requirement (needs spanners to undo the connectors and the hold-down and needs the expertise of knowing which batteries are appropriate, how to safely disconnect it, how to remove it).