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class="content__text" What if urban buildings could charge your EV? By 2030, cities will need to charge up to 20 times as many electric cars as today, but charging infrastructure is struggling to keep up with that growth. Copenhagen-based startup Elby has a unique solution: integrating chargers into the walls of existing multistory buildings with adjacent street parking.  Car owners use their own cable to connect their car to the wall unit, running the cable through a secure sleeve in the sidewalk. They can turn on the charger using Elby’s app and pay DKK 2 (USD 0.28) plus the cost of electricity, which is among the lowest charging rates in the Danish market. Best of all, building owners receive up to 60% of the profits generated from their Elby sockets — allowing them to profit from excess power capacity that’s rarely used. Elby’s innovation is open for preorders now and is set to launch in Greater Copenhagen next year. Besides being extremely scalable, Elby’s strategy could also motivate more buildings to add renewable energy sources in order to increase their profit margins by powering multiple chargers.  With interest from New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Stockholm, and more, Elby’s model could serve as a blueprint for expanding charging infrastructure globally. Edge: Travel Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TravelRightBackslash @elbydotco #ev #electriccar #electricvehicle #evcharging #evchargingstation #evcharger #evinfrastructure #mobility #autotrend #sustainablemobility #greenmobility

October 17, 2023