After the European Union (EU) announced that numerous consumer tech devices using wired charging would
require USB-C by 2024, three US senators are seeking a similar standard.
In a letter sent Thursday [
PDF], Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) asked Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to look toward a strategy that would require universal charging standards in consumer tech.
The senators didn't mention USB-C but cited the EU's upcoming legislation that will require smartphones, digital cameras, e-readers, headsets, laptops, and some other consumer tech products with wired charging to use USB-C.
As of writing, Secretary Raimondo hasn't responded to the letter.
The senators asked the commerce secretary "to coordinate with offices and agencies across the Department of Commerce to develop a comprehensive plan that will protect both consumers and the environment by addressing the lack of a common US charging standard."
arstechnica.com
