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Detroit Is Turning Lampposts Into Internet-Connected EV Chargers
Wednesday November 6, 2024. 06:41 PM , from Slashdot
Voltpost's lamppost charging solution essentially turns existing street lights into EV chargers. The startup claims the installation of a single stall takes anywhere from one to two hours and that the costs are much lower than a conventional EV charging station. However, the caveat here is that the charging speeds are limited to what one would experience with a home charger. The AC Level 2 lamppost chargers are powered by the street lighting grid, which was never designed to sustain high loads, so expect to keep the car plugged in for hours. That said, the system can still come in handy when the owner of an EV goes to work and parks the car on the street. Or during a lengthy shopping trip topped off with an evening movie. It's no DC fast charger, but it doesn't claim to be one. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/06/1741253/detroit-is-turning-lampposts-into-internet-connecte...
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