Overview

• The 51 decommissioned units account for about 4% of Berliner Stadtwerke’s lamppost network and are spread across the city, creating localized charging gaps
• Stadtwerke determined that the built-in meters on its first-generation chargers are not legally calibrated and cannot accommodate modern replacement meters
• Some EV drivers say the nearest available charger is now 1.1 kilometres away and often obstructed by combustion vehicles, leading a resident to revert to a petrol car
• The utility is conducting a market solicitation to procure and install compliant, modern streetlight chargers as quickly as possible
• Ubitricity, which operates roughly 800 lamppost points in Berlin, confirms its units meet current regulations and anticipates adding about 250 more this year