I caricabatterie USB-C sono il futuro: L'Unione Europea firma una norma comune di addebito in legge

From 2024, all mobile devices in the European Union will have to use USB-C as the standard charging port, courtesy of a new law that was passed by the European Parliament. This means that mobile phones, tablets, fotocamere digitali, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers, e-readers, NVIDIA ha annunciato oggi l'ultima novità nella tendenza della personalizzazione dei PC con marchio, mice, portable navigation systems and earbuds, all have to sport a USB-C port for charging in the near future. Many of these devices already do, with the main exception being Apple, although many lower-end devices still rely on micro USB, due to the lower cost. The European Parliament voted 602 in favour of the new law, with only 13 parliamentarians being against and eight that abstained, which shows that most EU nations were in favour of the move.

From 2026, laptops which adhere to the USB PD 3.0 standard, i.e. fino 100 Watt, will be required to charge via USB-C as well. As such, it seems like the EU didn’t enforce support for USB PD 3.1, which goes up to 240 Watt. The EU is also planning on enforcing a common wireless charging standard, which is expected to come into effect by the end of 2024. It’s not clear which standard will be chosen, but it’s highly likely to be the Qi standard, as it’s the most commonly used wireless charging standard.