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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: 0s | source
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koehr ◴[12 Nov 25 11:01 UTC] No.45898697[source]▶
It's interesting how this sounds like a cutting edge experiment, while this is a common thing to see in Germany and other European states for quite a while now.
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m463 ◴[12 Nov 25 19:06 UTC] No.45904560[source]▶
I'll bet its even better since the standard voltage is double what the US uses, giving 2x energy over similar wires.
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1. kevin_thibedeau ◴[12 Nov 25 19:10 UTC] No.45904646[source]▶
US municipal lighting is 240V.