Discussion in 'North America' started by pdxgibby, Dec 31, 2015.
Starting January 1, 2016 in the state of Oregon it will cost $250 if you park in a EV charging spot! Let's see if the police actually enforce this.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, "alternative fuel vehicle" has the meaning giventhat term in ORS 469B.100, except that "alternative fuel vehicle" includes vehicles registeredin any jurisdiction.(2) A person commits the offense of unlawful parking in a space reserved for alternativefuel vehicle refueling if a) The person parks a vehicle in any parking space that is on premises open to thepublic;(b) The parking space is marked or signed as reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling;and(c) The vehicle in the parking space is not engaged in the refueling process.(3) The offense of unlawful parking in a space reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refuelingis a Class D traffic violation.
Wish they'd do that in California!
That's been on the books in WA for a year now and I hear that it practically never gets enforced.
I'm surprised there's no provision for a brief "grace period" for cars that are still plugged in but finished charging. I'd have expected maybe 15-60 minutes. Clearly no ICE would get any grace period, and any EV parked but not plugged in shouldn't get one either.
The other practical issue I see is any situation where one cable can reach two or more spaces.
Don't get me wrong -- I'm happy to see laws supporting EVs, and I do hope they're enforced. But I also hope those doing the enforcement are reasonable about it.
It's towing rather than a fine though.
The good thing is that I rarely see it happening now. When I do it is a picture and call to the local police. They will enforce if the parking lot is full or the car is derelict.
Many public chargers are J1772 L2 chargers. You absolutely can unplug one of those while charging. A charming (to avoid other adjectives that would earn me a reprimand from our vigilant moderators) Volt(!) driver unplugged my happily charging S a couple of weeks ago - we had a power outage at home and I was trying to fill up enough to make it home and back to work the next day... I digress. The adapter stays safely locked in the charge port, but the actual charging cable can be removed.
Evannex has a product to lock the charging cable with the adapter. Called the CapturePro. Don't know if it works, but you may want to look into it considering your experience.
This works well also, and serves as a wheel chock should you need to put the Tesla into tow mode. Works for any cable.