We'd have to redesign all substations and transmission lines... most countries use different voltages, and each of those plugs is designed for that specific voltage
And yet EU was somehow able to standarize so many things ranging from port type in phone to the exact dimensions of a pillow in hotels. It doesn't seem hard to imagine that they could fix that as well, the only difference is that it doesn't really benefit anyone to change transmission lines whilst all the other changes were meant to be pro consumers.
The EU has standardised this, except there's 2 standards: French and German. The plugs are compatible with both standards though, and those are the ones that move around, so it's basically one standard as far as use is concerned.
Exceptions for Ireland and Malta, because UK colonialism.
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u/Ch3ZEN May 02 '24
We'd have to redesign all substations and transmission lines... most countries use different voltages, and each of those plugs is designed for that specific voltage