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Robert Llewellyn (previously of Red Dwarf fame) covered this idea eight years ago (July 2017) on his 'electrify' channel: > The simple and very commonplace lam

Robert Llewellyn (previously of Red Dwarf fame) covered this idea eight years ago (July 2017) on his 'electrify' channel: > The simple and very commonplace lamp post will soon become a ubiquitous charge point for electric cars. They charge at about 5 kW, or 16 amps, not super fast but overnight charging is all most drivers need. Ubitricity is a German based company who've come up with a simple, cheap to install and well managed system for more people on more streets to adopt electric cars. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaEhBjt1ls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaEhBjt1ls See also pop-up chargers from six years ago: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frkw6aurVUY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frkw6aurVUY

barbazoo 1y ago
I imagine it’d need to be managed somehow like shared level 2 chargers now because you can’t pull 5kW from every lamp at the same time.
vintagedave 1y ago
16 amps is the amount I have to my home electric car charger, for overnight charging (Nissan Leaf.) That sounds _perfect_.
kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
16 amps is a typical ampacity rating for 2.5mm conductors. Authorities either have to upgrade their wiring or split current usage between the lighting fixture and the charger.
- margalabargala 1y ago
  The wiring for many streetlights fates back to older lights that were sodium or halogen bulbs that were MUCH less power efficient. Most municipalities considering this technology will have swapped to LEDs. The theoretical carrying capacity of a light's wiring will be far beyond what the LED consumes.
tjungblut 1y ago
too bad that ubitricity was sold to Shell
mikestew 1y ago
They charge at about 5 kW, or 16 amps, not super fast Our 14 year old Blink (no, not that one) Level 2 charger only does 5.8 kW, and it has served us fine for overnight charging even the 77 kWh battery in our current car.

barbazoo 1y ago

I imagine it’d need to be managed somehow like shared level 2 chargers now because you can’t pull 5kW from every lamp at the same time.

vintagedave 1y ago

16 amps is the amount I have to my home electric car charger, for overnight charging (Nissan Leaf.) That sounds _perfect_.

kevin_thibedeau 1y ago

16 amps is a typical ampacity rating for 2.5mm conductors. Authorities either have to upgrade their wiring or split current usage between the lighting fixture and the charger.

margalabargala 1y ago
The wiring for many streetlights fates back to older lights that were sodium or halogen bulbs that were MUCH less power efficient. Most municipalities considering this technology will have swapped to LEDs. The theoretical carrying capacity of a light's wiring will be far beyond what the LED consumes.

tjungblut 1y ago

too bad that ubitricity was sold to Shell

mikestew 1y ago

They charge at about 5 kW, or 16 amps, not super fast Our 14 year old Blink (no, not that one) Level 2 charger only does 5.8 kW, and it has served us fine for overnight charging even the 77 kWh battery in our current car.