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Using street lamps as EV chargers

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61 points rbanffy | 1 comments | 04 Nov 25 18:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.308s | source
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dboreham ◴[12 Nov 25 14:48 UTC] No.45900905[source]▶
Presumably most US street lamps are 120V which is probably why we see this idea implemented in other countries that have 220V power everywhere.

Also worth noting that many towns in the US don't have street lamps or only have them in the CBD.

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1. quickthrowman ◴[12 Nov 25 15:35 UTC] No.45901444[source]▶
Most street lights are either 240V or 480V single-phase, the higher voltage allows for smaller conductors over longer distances. Shorter, more decorative pole lights (say in a CBD) might be 120V.

Commercial pole lights can be 120V but are usually 208V (for 208V 3-phase services) or 277V (for 480V 3-phase services) in practice.