cougie uk
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Or possibly the climate, as that may change fast as well. An would affect most people. Fortunately many don't seem to care.
Fortunately or unfortunately?
Are we being forced to go electric?
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Fortunately or unfortunately?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Illegaly parked though ! And a foot from the curb ! Fecking car drivers clogging the roads.
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
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- Leafy Surrey
That's what's needed in terraced streets. In large qtys.
Saw some in Hounslow about 2-3 years ago so it can be done. Just a matter of finding funding to scale it up?
Doesn't even need funding. The charger companies will do a deal with the Council. The Council let them install the chargers, and then take a small % of the profits.
You seem ever so hopeful !! What about this street lights not right on the edge ? Trip hazards ahoy !! It might seem petty but you can see where this is all going !
Gillstay
Veteran
Fortunately for them as they can remain blissfully unaware, unlike those who are aware and care.
If theres commercial winnings to be made expect such lampposts to be relocated if underground services permit.
It's not hopeful, it's what's happening., Brighton and Hove installed 200 lamppost chargers. The costs were met by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles and the operator Electric Blue. Westminster also used funding from the on-street residential chargepoint scheme and the go ultra low city scheme and funding from Ubitricity (owned by Shell). Portsmouth installed again thanks to the Office for zero emission vehicles (they keep changing the name). Funding is usually between central government and the provider. The provider is responsible for all maintenance and repair and takes some of the profit.
Jenkins
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I expect that's been installed with the outlet on the pavement side due to the wiring within the post, but it would seem more sensible to have the outlet on the road facing side so the cabling is out of the way.
Jenkins
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- Felixstowe
Anyhow, what's a Tesla doing using a public charging point - I thought they were all charged for free at their own superchargers or at home overnight from stored solar energy
(No, I'm not being totally serious)
(No, I'm not being totally serious)
Rusty Nails
We remember
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Nah, they're all charged from turbines powered by the methane from angels' farts.
chris-suffolk
Über Member
Just a question based on ignorance. It looks like the charger being used in the photo above disconnects at both ends. i.e it's not hardwired into the lamp post. Now I assume it's copper inside. Given the price of copper, how long is it going to be until they are stolen. People steal the overhead cabling for trains, so EV vehicles must be easy money!!
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