These pole-mounted EV chargers let down their joules
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#62EK1)
A Nissan Leaf being fed from a pole-mounted EV charger in Melrose, MA | Image: Only In Boston Electric utility poles do a lot for us: they power our homes, take nails for our yard sale and lost cat signs, and shine light for our streets at night. But arguably their greatest contribution yet is helping EV owners juice up their cars. We're talking about pole-mounted EV chargers, an awesome and apparently feasible public charging solution found in a few places like Melrose, Massachusetts, which recently installed several with the help of the local utility, National Grid.
The utility company worked with the city of Melrose to install the elevated chargers around town, helping EV owners who otherwise don't have access to a garage or private parking space with dedicated charging. And according to the company, these charging stations...