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Heathrow Airport has 20,000 50,000 parking spaces and more than daily parking transactions
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Jess and her team at Etc . are diving into an innovative project : transforming BT ’ s ubiquitous ‘ green street cabinets ’ throughout London into EV charge points . While this won ’ t solve Heathrow ’ s massive challenges , it addresses a significant issue : off-road parking charge points .
These often-overlooked green street cabinets could become the backbone of a widespread EV charging network . Jess ’ team is leveraging existing infrastructure to create a more EV-friendly urban environment , providing a practical and immediate solution to urban EV charging needs . In their work at Etc ., Jess and her team identified an opportunity to support the UK ’ s energy-transition goals and are piloting
“THIS PRESENTS A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT CUSTOMERS WHO WON ’ T BE ABLE TO HAVE A HOME CHARGER WHEN THEY SWITCH TO EVS ”
JESS KYTE PRODUCT LEADER , PRODUCT DESIGNER ETC . ( BT ) evmagazine . com 85