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Lean Canvas — Kerbside EV Charging

Lean canvas for lamp-post charging aimed at drivers with no driveway, turning 620,000 kWh a month into an operating margin after wholesale power and the council revenue share, with the load-survey moat still unproven.

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Voltway — kerbside charging for terraced streetsLean canvas✓21 validated?4 assumed0 unmarked1Problem3✓✓Nine million UK drivershave no off-street parking✓Rapid charging costs threetimes a home tariff✓Councils have no capitalbudget for kerbside civils4Solution3✓✓Charge points retrofittedinto existing lamp columns✓No civils, no new footwayclutter, no planningapplication✓Contactless payment with noapp to install8Key metrics3✓✓Sessions per post per week11.4✓kWh per session 8.9✓Post uptime 97.2%3Unique value proposition1✓✓Charge where the caralready parks, at ahome-adjacent price9Unfair advantage1✓ 1?✓Exclusive ten-yearconcessions on threecouncils' columns?Lamp-column electrical loadsurvey nobody else holds5Channels2✓ 1?✓Council procurementframeworks and LEVI fundingbids?Street-level leaflet dropson newly installed roads✓EV owner forums andneighbourhood groups2Customer segments2✓ 1?✓Terraced-street EV ownersin Bristol, Leeds andNottingham✓Council transport teamsworking to a 2030 target?Car-club operators withoutdepots7Cost structure£200.3k/mo✓Wholesale electricity 0.21/kWh x620k/mo✓Hardware and install 1150/post x 40/mo✓Council revenue share 0.012/kWh x620k/mo✓Field maintenance 68k/yr✓Bid and grant-writing team 132k/yr6Revenue streams£272.8k/mo✓Charging at 0.44/kWh x 620k/mo?Fleet subscription 39/vehicle/moEvidence84%Claims judged25 of 25Blocks filled9 of 9Empty blocksnoneCost / month£200.3kRevenue / month£272.8kMonthly delta+£72.5kLean canvas — 25 notes across 9 of 9 blocks; 21 of 25 judged claims validated (84%).Monthly margin 26.6% on £272.8k of recognised revenue.1 cost/revenue note carries a figure the engine will not place in time — add /mo, /yr or a quantity such as x 1200.

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title "Voltway — kerbside charging for terraced streets"
layout lean
currency GBP

problem: "Nine million UK drivers have no off-street parking" !, "Rapid charging costs three times a home tariff" !, "Councils have no capital budget for kerbside civils" !
segments: "Terraced-street EV owners in Bristol, Leeds and Nottingham" !, "Council transport teams working to a 2030 target" !, "Car-club operators without depots" ?
uvp: "Charge where the car already parks, at a home-adjacent price" !
solution: "Charge points retrofitted into existing lamp columns" !, "No civils, no new footway clutter, no planning application" !, "Contactless payment with no app to install" !
channels: "Council procurement frameworks and LEVI funding bids" !, "Street-level leaflet drops on newly installed roads" ?, "EV owner forums and neighbourhood groups" !
revenue: "Charging at 0.44/kWh x 620k/mo" !, "Fleet subscription 39/vehicle/mo" ?
costs: "Wholesale electricity 0.21/kWh x 620k/mo" !, "Hardware and install 1150/post x 40/mo" !, "Council revenue share 0.012/kWh x 620k/mo" !, "Field maintenance 68k/yr" !, "Bid and grant-writing team 132k/yr" !
metrics: "Sessions per post per week 11.4" !, "kWh per session 8.9" !, "Post uptime 97.2%" !
advantage: "Exclusive ten-year concessions on three councils' columns" !, "Lamp-column electrical load survey nobody else holds" ?