UK gets its first fully electric avenue to charge EVs on the street


This month saw the UK get its first “fully electric street,” which lets electric vehicle drivers charge their cars directly from street lamps. [Read: UK’s first EV-only service station is coming this summer] Not being able to charge your car at home, because you don’t have off-street parking, is one of the few remaining arguments against widespread electric vehicle adoption. However, that could be about to change, all thanks to a partnership between Siemens, charging point provider ubricity, and Westminster City Council in the UK. The partnership sees all 24 of Sutherland Avenue’s — in west London — street lamps…

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