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Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Re: Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Post by nickff »

newaccount74 wrote: post #55

On the one hand, I think that ICE cars should be banned from cities, the air would be much better, and these curbside chargers look like it could help with that. On the other hand, a city filled with parked EV cars is not very different from a city filled with ICE cars. Curbside parking should be abolished or at least significantly reduced. People should just park in underground garages and walk the remaining 200m, t…

Do you know how much each underground stall costs? It varies a bit, depending on where you are, but they're extremely expensive.

Re: Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Post by oblio »

kleiba wrote: post #69
newaccount74 wrote: post #55

On the one hand, I think that ICE cars should be banned from cities, the air would be much better, and these curbside chargers look like it could help with that. On the other hand, a city filled with parked EV cars is not very different from a city filled with ICE cars. Curbside parking should be abolished or at least significantly reduced. People should just park in underground garages and walk the remaining 200m, t…

Cologne is a city with roots that reach back to the Roman empire. It has grown and developed over hundreds of years. Where would all these underground parking lots come from? Why not go a step further and demand that all roads should be put underground, too, so that pedestrians can enjoy an idle stroll on green meadors above ground without all the annoyances that come from car traffic?

Streets? No, that's where people live, work.

Roads? Sure! Stroads, too (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroad)

Re: Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Post by meindnoch »

kleiba wrote: post #70
nntwozz wrote: post #68

Looks great for those without back problems. Esthetics before function.

I think that in the next iteraton, such curb stone chargers should be such that no interaction like manually plugging in a cable would be required.

Sounds efficient! Totally doable!

Re: Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Post by lmm »

kleiba wrote: post #69
newaccount74 wrote: post #55

On the one hand, I think that ICE cars should be banned from cities, the air would be much better, and these curbside chargers look like it could help with that. On the other hand, a city filled with parked EV cars is not very different from a city filled with ICE cars. Curbside parking should be abolished or at least significantly reduced. People should just park in underground garages and walk the remaining 200m, t…

Cologne is a city with roots that reach back to the Roman empire. It has grown and developed over hundreds of years. Where would all these underground parking lots come from? Why not go a step further and demand that all roads should be put underground, too, so that pedestrians can enjoy an idle stroll on green meadors above ground without all the annoyances that come from car traffic?

> Cologne is a city with roots that reach back to the Roman empire. It has grown and developed over hundreds of years. Where would all these underground parking lots come from?

If car parking is a worthwhile use of space, the market will provide it (and whether below or above ground is beside the point). If it's not, it won't.

> Why not go a step further and demand that all streets should be put underground, too, so that pedestrians can enjoy an idle stroll on green meadors above ground without all the annoyances that come from car traffic?

It's a good idea, but we probably have to get there incrementally.

Re: Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Post by nntwozz »

kleiba wrote: post #70
nntwozz wrote: post #68

Looks great for those without back problems. Esthetics before function.

I think that in the next iteraton, such curb stone chargers should be such that no interaction like manually plugging in a cable would be required.

Isn't that awfully inefficient and wasteful power transfer?

Re: Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Post by wariwariwari »

kleiba wrote: post #69
newaccount74 wrote: post #55

On the one hand, I think that ICE cars should be banned from cities, the air would be much better, and these curbside chargers look like it could help with that. On the other hand, a city filled with parked EV cars is not very different from a city filled with ICE cars. Curbside parking should be abolished or at least significantly reduced. People should just park in underground garages and walk the remaining 200m, t…

Cologne is a city with roots that reach back to the Roman empire. It has grown and developed over hundreds of years. Where would all these underground parking lots come from? Why not go a step further and demand that all roads should be put underground, too, so that pedestrians can enjoy an idle stroll on green meadors above ground without all the annoyances that come from car traffic?

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Re: Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Post by bad_alloc »

We don't need difficult to fix, hard to clean chargers in every curb. We need maintainable chargers which are gauranteed to work in some convenient location. Ideally 11kW to 22kW chargers at work and shopping places and proper fast chargers at every highway stop. This will cover most drivers needs, as daily charging is not needed. What is important is to have every location always have free charging spots, since arriving to find a single charger occupied or broken is one of the most common frustrations of finding charging spots.

Source: I drive an EV all the time.

Re: Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Post by kleiba »

nntwozz wrote: post #75
kleiba wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that in the next iteraton, such curb stone chargers should be such that no interaction like manually plugging in a cable would be required.

Isn't that awfully inefficient and wasteful power transfer?

Perhaps with today's technology, but not with the technology of the future (tm).

Re: Rheinmetall pilot project for curb stone chargers for EVs

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Post by numpad0 »

newaccount74 wrote: post #55

On the one hand, I think that ICE cars should be banned from cities, the air would be much better, and these curbside chargers look like it could help with that. On the other hand, a city filled with parked EV cars is not very different from a city filled with ICE cars. Curbside parking should be abolished or at least significantly reduced. People should just park in underground garages and walk the remaining 200m, t…

I don't exactly see what banning ICE/promoting EV has to do with controlling curbside parking. It just has to be banned. Then the issue of compatibility between EV charging and mechanical parking[0] can be addressed.

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6blks7vfZog

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