[Martinjlm]

First of all, thanks SSE 4 SS and all the moderators for giving this thread a chance.

There are a number of charging solutions that are being considered that would eliminate the charge cord. Some are already in place in Europe. The light poles in some cities are set up as chargepoints. Some of them are BYOC. There are also some places that set up charging in the curb. Again, BYOC. These are never meant to get you your full charge, unless you are parking in the spot overnight. They are transitional "top off" chargers. You're going to the gym or going shopping or catching a quick meal. While your car is sitting around doing nothing, you can have it take on some additional charge.

They are Level 2 chargers, capable of up to 22kW. For comparison, the Level 2 charger in my garage is 11.5 kW and Tesla Superchargers (Level 3 DC Fast Charger) can operate at 150 - 350 kW. So these curb chargers would charge my vehicle faster than my home charger, but nowhere near as fast as a Supercharger or other DC Fast Charger. Actually, on 2nd thought, they might not charge my car faster than at home. It would charge as fast as my travelling cable allows it to charge which is 8 kW.

https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/produ...stone-chargers