[pjdkoch]

Finally! No more one use batteries, please!

[duskwuff]

What I find most maddening about it is that the batteries are technically rechargeable! The vapes just aren't configured to support it. (And the presence of nicotine "juice" in the vape - especially if it's been damaged, e.g. by being run over in a gutter - makes them difficult to recycle safely.)

[tirant]

What about typical AA and AAA batteries? They’ve been everywhere for decades.

Are they really more sustainable that these one-time -used lithium ones?

[MoreMoore]

I think if we sold daily short-term use items with sealed AA/AAA with the amount of sales as disposable vapes, we'd be having the same discussion about AA/AAA batteries now. But we don't. Aside from anomalies like, say, the Gameboy or Game Gear, traditional batteries are used in things like remotes or smoke detectors, where you might need to replace the batteries every few months.

[BurningFrog]

I've only used rechargeable AA/AAA batteries for a decade.

Not having to buy new ones is very convenient.

[nubinetwork]

Not powerful enough to power an ecig coil... they would die after a few pulls at most.

[lm28469]

When was the last time you saw a AA/AAA battery on the ground ?

I see discarded disposable vapes multiple time a day every day, I don't remember the last time I saw a battery.

[_ink_]

That's not enough. See sell it with a charge port. It will still be thrown away after one use.