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From Streetlights to EV Chargers: CityCharge’s Urban Charging Solution Could Be Europe’s EV Charging Breakthrough

Jul 26, 2025 · 13 min · Ep 4

What if 400,000 lampposts in the Netherlands could unlock Europe's EV charging future?

In this episode of etechvolution, I speak with Heimen Visser, CEO of CityCharge, the company transforming everyday street lamps into dual socket 22 kW AC chargers.

We explore:

  • How this low impact solution could enable urban EV scaling
  • The challenges of retrofitting vs new installation
  • What's coming in CityCharge v3: V2G, dynamic load control & payment terminals


🎧 Tune in to learn why this model could reshape public EV charging across cities like Berlin, Paris, and London.

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