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BMW electric cars can be charged from lampposts
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German carmaker BMW Group has developed an innovative street lights equipped with sockets to charge the batteries of electric vehicles. The company intends to launch a pilot project at home in the next year.
As reports Reuters, citing BMW created two prototypes of led street lights called Light and Charge with signature ChargeNow charging stations. Equipment is installed next to the headquarters of the company in Munich.
Owners of electric cars can drive up to this lamppost and recharge the batteries. The manufacturer claims about the universality of the system: it allows you to connect to the city light to work from the electricity of any provider and with any carts. To pay for the services, charging will be using the mobile app.
"If we want to see more electric vehicles on the roads in the future, we need a seamless charging infrastructure for them," said the Board member of BMW Peter Swarztrauber (Peter Schwarzenbauer).
Street lights with charging stations and Charge Light will appear on the streets of Munich in 2015.
It should be noted that BMW is an active participant of the market of electric cars. Earlier, the German manufacturer has invested in the development of applications for drivers of electric cars will be able to search in cities specialized Parking and charging stations.
Source: newsland.com
German carmaker BMW Group has developed an innovative street lights equipped with sockets to charge the batteries of electric vehicles. The company intends to launch a pilot project at home in the next year.
As reports Reuters, citing BMW created two prototypes of led street lights called Light and Charge with signature ChargeNow charging stations. Equipment is installed next to the headquarters of the company in Munich.
Owners of electric cars can drive up to this lamppost and recharge the batteries. The manufacturer claims about the universality of the system: it allows you to connect to the city light to work from the electricity of any provider and with any carts. To pay for the services, charging will be using the mobile app.
"If we want to see more electric vehicles on the roads in the future, we need a seamless charging infrastructure for them," said the Board member of BMW Peter Swarztrauber (Peter Schwarzenbauer).
Street lights with charging stations and Charge Light will appear on the streets of Munich in 2015.
It should be noted that BMW is an active participant of the market of electric cars. Earlier, the German manufacturer has invested in the development of applications for drivers of electric cars will be able to search in cities specialized Parking and charging stations.
Source: newsland.com
