A new layer for the American street.

Level 2 curbside charging. Retrofit, not rebuild.

A / Category

Existing poles. New utility.

A category of Level 2 electric vehicle charging hardware that mounts on streetlamps and utility poles already in public right of way. Grid power is present. Parking is present. Trenching, new foundations, and dedicated pedestals are not required. The outcome is curbside charging delivered at a fraction of the civil cost of standalone pedestal deployments, on the poles cities already own.

B / Sequence

How a pole becomes a charger.

  1. Step 01

    Site survey

    Existing metal, wood, decorative, concrete, or utility pole is assessed for structural fit and available service.

  2. Step 02

    Mount and wire

    Hardware clamps to the pole. Typical install completes in under an hour. No excavation. No new concrete.

  3. Step 03

    Independent meter

    Utility-approved submeter separates EV load from streetlight service. Lighting circuits are untouched.

  4. Step 04

    Driver interaction

    Session starts via mobile app or tap-to-pay. Output up to roughly 9.6 kW. Expect 25 to 30 miles of range per hour.

  5. Step 05

    Serviceable in place

    Modular components are field-replaceable. Firmware and pricing are updated over the air.

C / The gap

The numbers cities have already published.

40,000
Public Level 2 chargers planned in New York City by 2030.
Source: New York City public electrification plan.
1M+
EV chargers required statewide in New York by 2035.
Source: New York State climate and transportation targets.
100,000
Chargers targeted by Michigan to support 2 million EVs by 2030.
Source: State of Michigan mobility plan.
~70%
Share of urban US residents without reliable access to home charging.
Source: US Department of Transportation and public policy research.

Pedestal-only deployment cannot reach these totals at the pace the mandates require. The curbside, where most urban parking and most existing poles already are, is the remaining surface.

D / Outcomes

What a municipality actually gets.

E / Glossary

Terms, defined.

Level 2
240-volt AC charging. Output commonly up to 9.6 kW per port. Adds roughly 25 to 30 miles of range per hour. Appropriate for curbside dwell times.
NEVI
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. Federal formula funding distributed to states for EV charging deployment under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
BABA
Build America, Buy America. Federal sourcing requirement that applies to infrastructure funded under NEVI and related programs.
Retrofit
Adding a new function to an asset that already exists. In this case, adding EV charging to a pole that already carries grid power.
F / Program brief

For reference, not release.

A short technical brief on the pole-mounted retrofit category, available to municipal teams on request. Sent by email. No mailing list.

Notes.