Siemens is one of eight organisations to be awarded a place on a London-wide framework contract hosted by TfL, London Councils and Greater London Authority to provide street electric vehicle charging solutions.
The German company is one of four suppliers using electricity from street lights and Siemens has partnered with Ubitricity to deliver electric vehicle charging points, which use mobile electricity metering technology.
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The system uses existing street light infrastructure and shared electricity supply, reducing cost of deployment and disruption to residents.
It takes less than an hour to convert a street lamp – a fraction of the time to install a separate charging station.
Most Londoners do not have access to off-street parking, but this technology enables residents to charge cars in the streets around their homes.
Drivers will park next to the street lamp and ideally connect to it using a special cable. This cable is fitted with a metre, which identifies the charging point and turns on power. The data is sent digitally to a mobile power supplier who bills for the electricity consumed. For customers using a standard cable, charging will be authorised through a mobile site.
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By GlobalDataUbitricity retrofitted the first London lamppost with charge points in 2016 and now has around 300 charging points across London. London has 3,980 public charge points and around 13,000 electric vehicles.
The procurement framework is an initiative of London’s Go Ultra Low City Scheme, a partnership project between London Councils, Greater London Authority and Transport for London, funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles.
The project is helping London boroughs fulfil their charge point ambitions and deliver 1,150 charge points by the end of 2020.
