They Know How to Cell It

Cell-phone chargers rated on energy efficiency 1

How energy-efficient is your cell-phone charger? (And why have you never thought to ask?) The world's five biggest cell-phone manufacturers have rated the chargers they sell, from an energy-sucking one star to an eco-friendly five stars. If everyone with a cell phone "switched to a four- or five-star charger," declares Nokia, "this could save the same amount of energy each year as produced by two medium-sized power plants."

source: Reuters

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  1. cdehaes Posted 1:26 am
    08 Dec 2008

    They Know How to Cell ItThere would of course be an even better resource saver the mobile phone companies could implement.  Since all mobile phones run on more or less the same battery, with the same voltage output and probably made by no more than 2 different manufacturers, it would make ecological sense to make charger sockets in all mobile phones the same.  We would then need to buy only one charger and could use it for any mobile phone we buy.  Families, workmates, people sharing a house would only need one charger, rather than 4 or 5!

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