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• Street (pavement) placing
The charging station must be placed so that it does not interfere with pedestrian mobility while
providing EV charging services. When certain interference is unavoidable, the placement of the
station should prioritise pedestrian safety and minimise the risks of tripping over charging
cables or suffering collisions with the station. The charging station should be placed as close to
the roadside kerb as possible. When the charging station is combined with safety arches, these
need to be placed as close to the roadside kerb as possible, while the station is moved further
back from the roadside so that its back edge is aligned with the front side of the rear arches of
the safety arches (see Chapter 4.4.1 Excavation and foundation construction for safety arches).
The safety arches should be removed at least 15 cm from both sides of the station to enable
normal opening of the service doors.
• Parking lot placement
o Single station
A single charging station is usually placed on one of the sides of the parking lot. The station
must be placed in a way to enable simple and practical charging of two electric vehicles at the
same time. The station should be placed in a medial position between two parking spaces, as
close to them as allowed by the kerb. It is recommended to install safety arches to prevent any
collisions with the station while parking the vehicle. Safety arches should be placed as close to
the kerb as possible and the back edge of the station should be aligned with the front side of
the rear arches of the safety arches. The safety arches must be removed at least 15 cm from
both sides of the charging station in order to simplify any maintenance. If several charging
stations are installed on the same parking lot, the stations should optimally cover two parking
spaces each.
o A pair of stations
Back-to-back placing of two charging stations can be used to place together a couple of
charging stations, usually in the central position of the parking lot. Minimum distance between
the rear sides of the two charging stations should be 50 mm. It is strongly recommended to add
safety arches to this placement. In this case, both charging stations can be placed inside a single
pair of safety arches. They can serve four electric vehicles at the same time.
