Why do laundry cycles take longer in Europe than North America?

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A normal wash in Europe / UK seems to take > 2.5 hours whereas in North America its ~ 40 minutes. What factors are contributing to this difference?

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The only thing I can think of is that when washing machines started to become more eco-friendly (using less fresh water, spending less electricity) about 20 years ago, they also started to require comparably very long washing programs.

Maybe…uh…the green wave is not with you yet?

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