Why don't we have (more) curbside charging for EVs?

[Genie]

In the US the cables would disappear immediately in most cities..
The curbside charging bollards I’ve seen in EU have a Mennekes receptacle and the EV’s carry a cable with a Menneke plug on that end. I didn’t notice if they were pay by card, by app, or what method, but the whole arrangement was very forward thinking.

 

[Earl]

The City of Los Angeles has some interesting ones that are mounted about 12 feet (4m) up on a pole. One activates them via an app and the J-1772 connector descends so you can plug it in. It retracts when you're done charging.
I'm not sure how reliable it is and it is undoubtedly expensive, but the concept seems good.

 

[Genie]

The City of Los Angeles has some interesting ones that are mounted about 12 feet (4m) up on a pole. One activates them via an app and the J-1772 connector descends so you can plug it in. It retracts when you're done charging.
I'm not sure how reliable it is and it is undoubtedly expensive, but the concept seems good.

I saw a youtube on those devices installed near Boston, what a great idea!

 

[Chriso123]

Berwick St Parking/Charging | PlugShare Here an example of one of the utility pole mounted units in Melrose MA.

 

[BLKTLA]

Company called Polevolt is doing this.

With new electric vehicle charger in west Charlotte, officials strive to meet climate, equity goals

 

[kayak1]

Company called Polevolt is doing this.

With new electric vehicle charger in west Charlotte, officials strive to meet climate, equity goals

I don't see that scaling well, it had a meter, breaker box, and a huge pedestal, way too larger for a simple L2 EVSE.

Hopefully, someday what they have in the UK will make it to the states:

UK project builds electric-car charging into a half-mile of lampposts

Lampposts—or utility poles—can provide public Level 2 charging for EVs, a London project illustrates.

www.greencarreports.com

We need something that is small, inexpensive, robust, easy to install that is not an eyesore.

Charlotte doesn't have to worry about snowplows or places to stack snow. I don't think that this will hold up to snow plows pushing back the snow.

 

[username123]

I don't see that scaling well, it had a meter, breaker box, and a huge pedestal, way too larger for a simple L2 EVSE.

Hopefully, someday what they have in the UK will make it to the states:

UK project builds electric-car charging into a half-mile of lampposts

Lampposts—or utility poles—can provide public Level 2 charging for EVs, a London project illustrates.

www.greencarreports.com

We need something that is small, inexpensive, robust, easy to install that is not an eyesore.

Charlotte doesn't have to worry about snowplows or places to stack snow. I don't think that this will hold up to snow plows pushing back the snow.

In Montreal this is what we have all over the place and they handle the snow fine

 

[kayak1]

In Montreal this is what we have all over the place and they handle the snow fineView attachment 774587

They look like a good setup, I look forward to a road trip to test them out once the word has returned to a more normal state.

 

[Earl]

I don't see that scaling well, it had a meter, breaker box, and a huge pedestal, way too larger for a simple L2 EVSE.

Yep, looks like a lot of greenwashing and lip-service to social justice without actually doing anything. I hate to think of how much money they spent on that contraption that the politicians are patting themselves on the back for. They'd probably be doing the planet and the neighborhood a whole lot more good by installing a lot of simple systems instead of this big behemoth that makes a big splash for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
I suppose with the new Biden plan, we can expect to see a whole lot more of this kind of feel-good spectacle with little actual value.