Mobility and services

Luz de Ares

Small infrastructure improvements can have a major impact on the long-term viability of small rural settlements.

Real photograph of two electric vehicles in Ares del Bosque. This is not a visualisation of the future charger.

Electric mobility is already present

The photograph documents two electric vehicles in Ares. The project does not start from an invented number of interested people: it proposes checking the real need and studying a shared solution for residents and visitors.

The idea

Assess whether a new lighting column could integrate smart public charging, with load balancing, and potentially serve two spaces.

Existing example of an integrated solution; it does not represent the location or final design for Ares.

Product information to be verified

Market references include solutions with two Type 2 connectors, a published configuration of up to 2 × 11 kW AC, load balancing, RFID and OCPP. Everything must be verified for Spain, the local grid and the exact location.

Proposed route

01Listen to residents

02Speak with the Town Council

03Assess locations

04Study grid and connection

05Review Spanish rules

06Request a technical quotation

07Define payment and management

08Investigate funding

09Consider one pilot

10Evaluate for 6–12 months

11Decide any next step

Necessary checks

Grid capacityNew electrical connectionREBT and ITC-BT-52Royal Decree 184/2022 and AFIRPermitsAccessibility and road safetyImpact protectionParking and signsCivil worksPayment and identificationMaintenanceInsurance and liability

The wiring of a conventional streetlight is not assumed to be suitable for EV charging.

Support the feasibility study

I support Benasau Town Council and the relevant technical parties studying the feasibility of installing a smart public charging point integrated into a streetlight in Ares del Bosque. This statement supports the study and does not approve a location, budget or final technical solution.