Petrol stations have various strict requirements regarding their electrical installations for obvious reasons. How will adding a MW size supply for a few high power chargers be dealt with, separation? Will earth leakage currents be a problem? If I remember correctly the reason the canopys are so high is to move the lighting into a different zone.
Indeed, most of the problems are structural ones. If you had good quality apartments, 80-100m2 with good sound and thermal insulation, their own green spaces, bike stores, cellar space etc that would be much more acceptable. Can/will the UK do that' no :-(
Travel is also a different concept. If you think flying and then move to a (European) train it is much easier. When I was a service engineer with Europe as my patch you had to think what you really needed to take with you. In the UK when I could use a car it was easier, but even then Glasgow was considered to be a flight rather than a drive (from Swindon).
Indeed, most of the problems are structural ones. If you had good quality apartments, 80-100m2 with good sound and thermal insulation, their own green spaces, bike stores, cellar space etc that would be much more acceptable. Can/will the UK do that' no :-(
Travel is also a different concept. If you think flying and then move to a (European) train it is much easier. When I was a service engineer with Europe as my patch you had to think what you really needed to take with you. In the UK when I could use a car it was easier, but even then Glasgow was considered to be a flight rather than a drive (from Swindon).
