European CommissionOct 15

📱đŸ’ģ🖱ī¸đŸŽ§đŸ“ˇ made the switch to USB-C.

Now, chargers must follow, because 400 million sold yearly in the EU means serious waste.

To cut it and make your life simpler, we have updated the ecodesign standards:

✅ USB chargers must include at least one USB-C port & work with detachable cables
✅ Higher energy efficiency and interoperability
✅ New EU logo helps match devices

By 2035, we could save energy, reduce pollution, and save consumers â‚Ŧ100 million a year.

ℹī¸ https://link.europa.eu/bHCDng

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@EUCommission every charging cable i buy breaks without 6 months. how about regulating quality?
oh well, who needs quality when we can have a shiny new logo.
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@is0lati0n_stars @EUCommission It is!

In the EU they have to comply with CE marking requirements.

For something like a USB cable, unless it's marked for use in something like medical equipment, the quality process requirements are not that tight. You can be pretty fucking sloppy and still get through those regs.

This is fine actually. You don't want the regs to be super tight on something like that making everything cost as much as medical equipment. Seriously. Most that shit is in QA.