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Electric Vehicle Charging Technology: Urban Electric - Pop-Up Charger | Fully Charged

Everything Electric CARS · 178.2K views · 2019-08-20 · 10:52

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Overview

A Fully Charged episode where Robert Llewellyn visits an Oxford street trialling Urban Electric's pop-up chargers. These are retractable 7kW charging points built into street furniture for homes without off-street parking.

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HN commenters bring it up in EV-adoption threads as an answer to how people without driveways can charge on the street.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2020–2025

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throw0101d · 2025-11 · Reference

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. * [LINK] See also pop-up chargers from six years ago: * [VIDEO]

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clouddrover · 2022-05 · Reference

Wireless charging has the lowest footprint and is the best option when there isn't much room, though not many EVs can charge wirelessly yet: [LINK] Pop-up chargers are at least hidden when not in use: [VIDEO] Utility pole chargers do a good job of staying out of the way: [LINK]

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throw0101a · 2021-11 · Reference

Fully Charged , based out of the UK, had episodes on street lamp plugs, and pop-up chargers: * [LINK] * [VIDEO] Each area/street will probably have to examined individually to find the right solution for it.

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