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Electronics: Green light for uniform charging cables

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Green light for uniform charging cables

USB-C is expected to become standard by the end of the year. photo

© Jens Büttner/dpa

Less environmental waste and financial relief: The charging cable chaos should come to an end.

Standardized Charging cables for all cell phones, tablets and game consoles will also be mandatory in Germany at the end of the year. The Bundestag has created the legal basis for the implementation of a corresponding EU directive. USB-C will become the standard for charging smartphones, digital cameras, headphones, e-readers or navigation devices by the end of the year. From 2026 this will also apply to laptops.

This technical standardization is intended to relieve people’s financial burden and at the same time avoid unnecessary electronic waste. “It makes everyday life easier for consumers, and it is also good for the environment,” said the chairwoman of the parliamentary digital committee, Tabea Rößner (Greens).

The law was passed by the Bundestag without any dissenting votes. The CDU, CSU and AfD also voted for the new regulation – only the left abstained. Your MP Ralph Lenkert complained about a “back door” in the law, which requires manufacturers to use uniform charging cables, but allows variations in charging power and charging software. “So the competition has only been shifted from the plug to the software – and that is not enough.”