BT connects first EV charger to outdoor cabin

BT  has installed its first EV charge point powered from a street cabinet. The charger, which is powered by a BT Group owned cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling, forms part of a nationwide pilot by the business’ start-up incubation hub Etc., designed to address the shortfall in public EV charging infrastructure.

BT said the pilot installation, which is installed in East Lothian, Scotland, could lead to the wider upgrade of cabinet units across the UK. 

The pilot will focus next on West Yorkshire, with ambitions to scale up to 600 trial sites across the UK. EV drivers can use the charge point  by downloading the trial app from the App Store or Google Play Store.