Maryland HB-839 specifies penalties for ICEing a designated EV charging station. The language of the proposed law requires that the vehicle be plugged in to avoid getting fined and/or towed. Here is the clause:
When a similar law, California AB-475, was being discussed in 2011, EV advocates fought against that provision saying it would hinder sharing or put an innocent driver at risk of getting towed no matter how or why their car got unplugged.
We all hear complaints of some EV drivers parking at charging stations as a convenience without actually using the equipment to charge.
Is requiring electric vehicles to be plugged in a good or bad idea?
Lanny
"Unless the vehicle is a plug–in electric drive vehicle that is connected to charging equipment for charging purposes, a person may not stop, stand, or park the vehicle in a designated plug–in electric drive vehicle charging space."
When a similar law, California AB-475, was being discussed in 2011, EV advocates fought against that provision saying it would hinder sharing or put an innocent driver at risk of getting towed no matter how or why their car got unplugged.
We all hear complaints of some EV drivers parking at charging stations as a convenience without actually using the equipment to charge.
Is requiring electric vehicles to be plugged in a good or bad idea?
Lanny