In the United Kingdom and Portugal, they are already installing slow charging points for cars on streetlights, but in Spain, they clash with legislation

Experts suggest looking at the Netherlands’ model, where cities install opportunity charging points throughout urban areas when several citizens request them.

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Carlos Carmona, who in 2021 worked at Etra—the company managing public lighting in Valencia—points out: “City councils are very protective of how they manage street lighting, which is not designed to be associated with a dynamic system like charging stations.”

He is now the commercial director of Qwello España, a company that has already installed 14,000 slow charging points across Europe—though not on streetlights—and 53 in Spain. He explains: “We design slow chargers (from 7 to 22 kilowatts) that are more efficient than streetlights. They feature a card payment system, a screen, dual connection points, and a retractable cable.”

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Read the original article on El País here.