In recent years, as various electronic devices have gradually integrated into people's lives, while people enjoy the convenience they bring, they also found that these electronic devices are very troublesome in terms of power replenishment due to inconsistent interfaces. And this problem may be completely solved in the near future. On October 24, local time, European Council approved that from 2024, all types of electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras and other electronic devices sold within the EU must use the Type-C charging interface uniformly.
Type-C charging interface
According to CNMO, in addition to the need to use the Type-C charging interface uniformly, merchants also need to provide consumers with the choice of whether to purchase other chargers. In addition, laptop using a unified charging interface is allowed to have a grace period of 40 months. It is reported that the reason why the EU region chose to unify the interface is for environmental protection. It is estimated that the unified data cable interface can reduce the generation of electronic waste by 11,000 tons per year.
However, for most consumers, whether it can reduce the generation of electronic waste is not the most important, and the convenience brought by a unified interface is the most important. At present, there are about three different types of interfaces for electronic devices on the market, the Micro USB interface, the Type-C interface and the Lightning interface. When the public uses different types of electronic devices, they often encounter interface mismatch. This leads to many people storing three different charging cables at home, which is quite inconvenient in actual use. After the unified interface, this situation will no longer exist, and for users, it will be greatly optimized in terms of convenience of use.
