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Still, the infastructure (if old) has been dimensioned for max 250 W per lamp post, if recent (LED lamps) for 80-100 W at the most. So, the increase in power n
by jaclaz 7y ago
Still, the infastructure (if old) has been dimensioned for max 250 W per lamp post, if recent (LED lamps) for 80-100 W at the most.
So, the increase in power need (according to your 1 kW) is between 4 and 10 times.
Also if a lamp post is every 30 meters and each car takes 5 meters, each post needs to serve 6 cars.
And we are already between 24 and 40 times.
Besides, how long is the cable of an electric car (the one on-board)?
You will need to have a 20 m cable on board if you happen to park in a spot mid-way betwen two 30 m spaced lamp posts.
- adrianN 7y agoNot to long ago we switched from gas lights to electric lights. That seems like a more difficult change than beefing up the electric infrastructure. I'm sure we'll manage.
- jaclaz 7y agoSure it can be done (technically), as often happens the issue is about the related costs, that are not at all trivial. Who will finance the new installations? Where will the newly added (or enlarged) electric cabins be put (in already densely populated/built EU cities)?