Yokohama City, Japan's first EV charger on public road installation trials.Transportation rules operating only for EV/PHV vehicles.Prefectural Road 140 along the Kawasaki Machida Line

　On June 8, Yokohama City started a demonstration experiment on the establishment of an EV charger on public roads in collaboration with the e-mobile Power.

　Except for the parking zone (roadside station and service area/parking area), which is a public road, an EV charger has been installed on public roads.

　The installation of a charger will be a valuable charging place in urban areas, and it will lead to a sense of security that the visibility is good and the charging infrastructure is enriched, so it can be a measure to contribute to EVization promotion.implementation.The issues and usefulness of transportation managers, road administrators, and installers will be verified by test and operation of chargers on public roads.

　In this demonstration, one CHADEMO standard (two simultaneous charging can be charged) along the 140th Kawasaki Town Tadai Line near Shiratori 69, Aoba -ku, Yokohama.In the parking zone prepared, transportation regulations that can be parked only for charging EV vehicles or PHV vehicles will be used.