RACECAR / Selected work

ubitricity | Shell
Bringing EV charging into the street.

Design and engineering for Heinz, a lamppost-mounted charging point developed for the German market.

Field

Electric mobility / Urban infrastructure

Scope

Industrial design · Mechanical engineering · CMF

Charging electric vehicles at streetlights.
www.ubitricity.com

Since 2011, we have been working alongside ubitricity towards the vision of a nationwide charging infrastructure for electric cars. In the UK, ubitricity already operates the largest public charging network, with more than 8,000 charging points.

We have now developed ‘Heinz’ – a charging point mounted on a lamppost specifically for the German market – which is fully compliant with industry standards and allows city dwellers to charge their vehicles easily using a standard Type 2 cable right on their doorstep.

Context

The Heinz charging point brings electric-vehicle charging to existing street-light locations, using a standard Type 2 cable.

Work

We contributed ideation, concept design, industrial design, mechanical engineering, and colour, material and finish decisions. The project connects the physical design with its urban use context.

Team

Product design and mechanical engineering: Fabian Baumann, Formfjord/RACECAR

WaldBranding / novolto · Formfjord / novolto

RACECAR Services

Industrial design · Mechanical engineering & development

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