@wholemars: These chargers should be thought of as air purifiers

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A tweet compares EV chargers to air purifiers, highlighting a program to convert DC streetlights into EV chargers with Voltpost planning up to 16 Level 2 chargers per pole.

These chargers should be thought of as air purifiers
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These chargers should be thought of as air purifiers

The Tesla Signal (@TheTeslaSignal): DC is turning streetlights into EV chargers.

That sounds small until you look at the problem it actually solves.

Voltpost plans up to 16 Level 2 chargers on existing streetlights and utility poles. The grant pool is $609,500, split across three companies, and it comes from

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