欧盟在USB-C Chargers上设置Apple摊牌

商业新闻 | 2021年9月23日

The EU is proposing legislation for standard USB-C chargers for electronic equipment, setting up a showdown with Apple

尼克·弗莱厄蒂（Nick Flaherty）

经过三年的鼓励制造商stop making proprietary phone chargers, the EU is moving to legislation.

This will set up a showdown with Apple which is the only major manufacturer not to use USB-C chargers for its phones, even though it does use the technology for the iPad Pro.

“多年来，与行业合作采用自愿方法，已经使手机充电器的数量从过去十年中的30到3降低，但无法提供完整的解决方案。该委员会现在正在提出立法，为所有相关设备建立共同的充电解决方案。”

In 2020, approximately 420 million mobile phones and other portable electronic devices were sold in the EU and consumers spent €2.4bn on standalone chargers. Disposed of and unused chargers are estimated to pile up to 11,000 tonnes of e-waste every year.

So the voluntary moves have reduced the number of charging solutions for mobile phones on the market from 30 to 3: USB Power Delivery (USB PD), Qualcomm Quick Charge and Apple.

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Apple has previously said that moving to a common standard would hit innovation.

当今关于修订的无线电设备指令的提议意味着充电端口和快速充电技术将得到协调。USB-C将成为所有智能手机，平板电脑，摄像头，耳机，便携式扬声器和手持视频游戏控制台的标准端口。此外，委员会建议解散电子设备的出售充电器。这将改善消费者的便利性，并减少与充电器的生产和处置相关的环境足迹，从而支持绿色和数字过渡。

但是，这将需要电缆两侧的完全互操作性。本立法将解决内部快速充电标准，而外部电源的互操作性将通过审查委员会的生态设计法规来解决。这将于今年晚些时候启动，以便它可以生效与当前的提案保持一致。

“European consumers were frustrated long enough about incompatible chargers piling up in their drawers. We gave industry plenty of time to come up with their own solutions, now time is ripe for legislative action for a common charger. This is an important win for our consumers and environment and in line with our green and digital ambitions,” said Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for a Europe fit for the Digital Age.

负责内部市场的专员蒂埃里·布雷顿（Thierry Breton）提出了直接挑战。

“充电器为我们所有最重要的电子设备提供动力。随着越来越多的设备，出售越来越多的充电器，这些充电器无法互换或不需要。我们正在结束这一点。”他说。“根据我们的建议，欧洲消费者将能够为其所有便携式电子产品使用一个充电器，这是增加便利性和减少浪费的重要一步。”

USB-C will be the common port with harmonised fast charging technology. This will help prevent different producers limiting the charging speed and will help to ensure that charging speed is the same when using any compatible charger for a device.

立法的另一部分将使从出售电子设备出售充电器拆除。这将限制购买或未使用的不需要的充电器数量。据估计，减少新充电器的生产和处置将每年将电子废物的数量减少近一千吨。

现在，欧洲议会和理事会将需要采用修订的无线电设备指令。从采用之日起24个月的过渡期将使行业适应时间。

ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/46755

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