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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by kmlx on Friday November 18, 2022 @08:04AM (#33653997)
what exactly is the problem with wireless charging?
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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by old_hat on Friday November 18, 2022 @08:09AM (#33654041)
On average it takes about double the power to charge the device. Coils aren't always properly aligned, and it's not as efficient in the first place.

If we adopt this tech en masse, we'll need to build some more power plants.

https://debugger.medium.com/wireless-charging-is-a-disaster-...

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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by kmlx on Thursday November 24, 2022 @07:20AM (#33730505)
interesting, thank you.
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