The universal USB-C charger will be imposed in the European Union by 2024

And in the end there will only be one, USB-C. After a decision taken by the European Union, all mobiles sold in Europe must be compatible with this universal charger by 2024. A simplification for consumers after 15 years of waiting. In 2009, already, the universal charger should have imposed itself while each brand had its own charger. Progress has nevertheless been made with the transition from around thirty chargers to only three: micro-USB, Lightning for Apple and USB-C.

This decision on a universal charger was difficult to implement in the face of the reluctance of the American giant Apple. Faced with this, the European commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton pleads the interest of citizens with telephones with a longer lifespan and easier to use. In one year, nearly 2.4 billion euros worth of chargers have been sold. According to the European Commission, 250 million euros and one million tonnes of waste per year could be saved with this universal charger law.