I’ve come across a few ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles that could benefit from…

…charging points. Bear with me here.

This ambulance, parked outside a nursing home, was running the engine, with no-one in it, I presume to keep the air con running, on what was a pretty hot day. Perhaps they were keeping the vehicle cool for a patient they were collecting. Fair enough. But, of course this leaks fumes (and noise) into the car park and reception, which isn’t great for health. I noticed that it has a power socket at the rear of the vehicle. I’m wondering if they could plug that into an electrical supply, if there was one at the parking spot (but wasn’t one handy here).

This rental van I’m guessing has refrigeration, parked outside a butchers in Emerald. They made use of the external power socket, creatively plugging in from the shop. No noise or fumes.

I wonder if it would be handy to have more accessible power points for these ICE vehicles?

Or better yet, have electric vans that can keep cool without an engine, and recharge from a power point. One day soon, maybe.