Streetlight car charging to be trialled in Chiswick and Isleworth

Ringway has collaborated with the London Borough of Hounslow and Ubitricity to trial street light electric charge points.

Street lighting columns will provide a plug-in system called SimpleSocket and for the trial, 40 units have been installed across Chiswick and Isleworth in residential streets.

The location of the points was determined by residential requests.

Once installed, residents received an email giving the locations of all 40 charging points. The locations were also posted on social media and contained within the Ubitricity app.

The system gives 230V of power in single phase 16-25A and is designed for low power and long stay charging - typically overnight.