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At USB voltages, one or two volts of drop is significant. You need very heavy cables, and for every voltage USB-PD allows you'd need another set of cables.

Also, some devices run directly on AC, or need more than USB can do, even with EPR. Since we already need AC for that, why add more wires when USB chargers are cheap and efficient and reliable these days?



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