Insight - Rocking down to electric avenue? Good luck charging your car

Uber driver Tim Win demonstrates plugging his fully-electric Nissan Leaf into an on-street residential electric vehicle charging system developed by startup Trojan Energy in London, Britain, August 2, 2021. - Filepic Reuters

EUROPEAN and United States cities planning to phase out combustion engines over the next 15 years first need to plug a charging gap for millions of residents who park their cars on the street.

For while electric vehicle (EV) sales are soaring in Europe and the US, a lag in installing charging infrastructure is causing a roadblock.