One of the frequently - cited problems with electrical cars is a want of places to accuse up when you ’re aside from home . Rather than make an entire standalone net , BMW is looking to combine charging docks with another vernacular , electricity - powered street fixture : lamppost .
According to a Reuters report , BMW has develop two prototype that meld a LED street light with electric auto - charge sockets . In principle , the idea makes perfect sense : street lamps are an already - existing piece of infrastructure which already have the necessary cable system at heart . Adding a charging port wine should be simple , and make using an electric automobile as an around - townsfolk two-seater that little routine more pragmatic .
It ’s not just a pipework dreaming , either : BMW has two prototype outside its head office , and is deploy a pilot curriculum onto the street of Munich , Germany by next year . There ’s one slight gimmick : the electricity wo n’t be free , and would - be chargees will have to use a mobile app to pay for juicing up . [ Reuters ]
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