All new phones sold in the EU will be required to have the same charging port by the end of 2024.
"No more bundles of different chargers in our drawers," Margrethe Vestager, executive vice president for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age, said in June."One common charger is a real benefit to us as consumers."will reduce carbon dioxide emissions and prevent waste, while also eliminating the costs of buying multiple chargers for different devices.Chargers that were either unused or disposed contribute to roughly 11,000 tons of e-waste each year, according to the commission.
The universal charging requirement could impact major tech companies such as Apple, which has a unique Lightning connector for iPhones, some iPads and other mobile products.Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the company has previously spoken against the move. "We remain concerned that strict regulation mandating just one type of connector stifles innovation rather than encouraging it, which in turn will harm consumers in Europe and around the world," a company spokesperson said in a statement last September.
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