The communications company Deutsche Telekom plans reconvert 12,000 distribution boxes</> into Internet charging points for electric cars They already have electricity. In this way, the charging network in Germany, which currently has 10,800 public points in some 5,000 stations, would have more than double the number of charging points in 2020, without the need for public works.

The company already has two prototypes in operation in the cities of Bonn and Darmstadt, and plans to have all 12,000 operational points in 2020. Among the converted distribution boxes, 500 accelerated points of up to 150 kW are expected, while the The rest will be stations of up to 22 kW.

Similar experiences are also being tested at London, where Virgin Media has converted six distribution boxes in a pilot test, or in the Nordic countries, where charging points have been installed in public lighting lamps.