Lamppost EV chargers are the answer to how you charge your vehicle in cities.

This is possible because when energy intensive street lamps were replaced by LEDs, there’s excess power for charging EVs.

All cities should do this. ⚡️

h/t Robert Llewllyn

@davidho I fear the cables which are run to light poles might not be able to cope with the amount of amperage that goes through when charging an #EV. Causing possible fires, etc.

For slow charging, sure.

@jan @davidho

another worry:

people will damage the cables

or just unplug the car

because lulz

that doesn't mean this shouldn't be set up

but we'll see the emergence of charging ports that lock

and steel clad cables

@benroyce @davidho the plugs commonly used in Europe (type 2) lock when in use. No idea about the tesla standard.

@jan @davidho

do you mean electronic lock controlled by the car? if so, fantastic

not "lock" as in something that anyone can just unlock

because vandals will

@benroyce @davidho the pole locks the cable and the car locks the cable when you have a charge session.

Ofcourse you can disable it car side to not lock, but that's just stupid imho.

@jan @davidho excellent. thank you for educating me
@benroyce @jan @davidho And me as well! Great questions/concerns raised, Ben. I hope to join the EV revolution soon