Illinois Anti-ICEing law

Interesting.

I haven't ever been "ICEd", but someone I know who just recently bought a Model S was. They phoned the RCMP and the car was towed. So it seems in B.C. the police will enforce the restriction.

I have learned that in Ontario, Canada it can be enforced through "private property laws" but rarely is. In other words, as a property owner, you can decide who parks where, and you can legally tow those who don't comply. It's not quite the same as for handicapped spots where you are also legally required to enforce compliance.

Rauner must have been drunk or another piece of paper must have been sitting on top of the legislation and he thought he was signing something else.

Good news for IL. Now if only something like this would pass everywhere.

Awesome news, and on a different front what he's doing for disabled vet's by reducing or eliminating their property taxes. Finally someone that is doing the peoples business.

wk057 said:

Good news for IL. Now if only something like this would pass everywhere.

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And if only Tesla would use that signage in the places where it IS actually passed .

I can see where the problem will become one of ensuring the stalls are actually marked. If they aren't designated, then I would assume any local bylaw would be essentially useless.

Bringing in any sort of bylaw that actually requires stalls to be designated would create new challenges. Zoning bylaws require a set minimum number of parking stalls per 1000 sq.ft. of business... which varies depending on the actual type of business. Developers always maximize their space for profit, meaning there typically aren't any stalls beyond what is mandated. If that number is, in reality, more than enough for the business, then dedicating a few for EV's wouldn't be a big problem. But if the converse is true, it would be a concern. So City zoning may also have to address the issue.

How stalls are located and marked is still an evolving issue, as we all know. While in Alberta last week, I parked behind a dumpster in a back alley without a turnaround, in order to get a charge from a Sun Country Highway unit (Peavey Mart, High River). When in Medicine Hat, at another Peavey Mart, the charge station was on the front of the building. When I arrived, in desperate need of electrons, a Prius was charging, with no contact information visible. All the adjacent stalls (parked against the front of the building) within reach of the cable were occupied. I left for an hour and when I came back, the unit clicked off while I was pondering my problem. I realized I could now safely unplug the Prius, but I couldn't park close enough to connect. I went inside and spoke to an employee, who came out to reconnoitre the situation. It turned out that the cars were all staff! Before he could get a car moved, the Prius driver returned and I was able to slide in... but it made me realize that dedicating an EV stall is a tough issue when even the staff are quite happy to ICE it.

It's great that the Peavey Marts seem to be installing Sun Country Highway charge stations, but if they aren't accessible they aren't really much use! This is a problem that's likely to get worse before it gets better... since there will be more drivers jockeying for access to the charge stations as time goes on, before laws are likely to be put in place.

Good on Illinois! It does seems strange that they would draft up and pass legislation after a single phone call though. Government typically does not take action without numerous complaints and commissioning several focus groups to study the problem.

This problem is one of education. Once people become aware that EVSEs exist, most will avoid them. However, there will always be a few a-holes that will block charging spots, either to make a point, or due to simple lack of attention. For these few, a modest hit to the pocketbook is good motivation to reduce repeat behavior.

The biggest thing with laws like these is whether or not they are actively enforced. If word gets around that the threat is toothless and you can park in EV spaces without consequence, it will just prolong the problem.

Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of Public Act 099-0172

(c) Any person or local authority owning or operating anypublic or private offstreet parking facility may, after
notifying the police or sheriff's department, remove or cause
to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety
any non-electric vehicle parked within an electric vehicle
charging station space designated for use by electric vehicles.

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Does that mean any person can call the police/sheriff or does it have to be the owner?