It’s better late than never, but wow, it is still really late. U.S. lawmakers are putting pressure on tech companies (read: Apple) to have USB-C charging standardized for its products. Three Democratic senators wrote a letter recommending that the U.S. Department of Commerce develop a plan for a common charging standard in the U.S. just a few weeks after the European Union adopted a similar measure.
The letter, signed by Senators Edward Markey, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders, directly references the recent legislation passed by the E.U. that will force tech companies to have their products be compatible with USB-C by 2024. The E.U. had been working on this USB-C legislation for years, and it seems the U.S. is only getting started on this process.
