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EV parking priority
- Thread starter Picasso
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But doesn't the VDS still show the charging screen ... visible thru driver's window ... even when locked ?
DaveD
EVs Kick Gas!
Yes, as long as it's connected, the VDS is lit.
Of course, a light tight cover could be fashioned for it.
Even those old ones were *mostly* funded by the EAA. Somebody managed to get Saturn to cough up for the printing though, so that's good. They were all hand assembled in somebody's living room by volunteer labor. I have some new ones if you want one.
One way that we're combating this is to NOT put EV parking spaces in the most coveted areas as has been the traditional way in the past. This solves several issues all at once (less likely to be ICED, less likely to piss other people off when they see the spots empty, and less likely for an EV to block another EV from charging because if this ethical issue... In the end, nobody is sure how it will be handled going forward.
As it stands right now, you MUST have that sticker, or according to the law you are just as illegal parking there as a gas car. EVEN if you are charging. The main reason is because we couldn't just leave the determination up to the parking enforcement of what is electric and what is not. Conversions are tough to tell sometimes! So you have to prove that you have E propulsion with the DMV to get the sticker. And that sticker then proves that you have the right to park there. And as you say, a very small percentage of EV drivers have that sticker. My Rav sports #28, and I sent in my registration the first day they were available! I don't know anybody with a number under 20.
Tdave
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SByer
'08 #383
<Indy voice>Stickers... why did it have to be stickers?</Indy voice>
Seriously, I'd pay extra for a window cling option.
Seriously, I'd pay extra for a window cling option.
Just like with HOV stickers there are guidelines to where you are supposed to place the ZEV parking sticker. I think people are a little lax about trying to follow the rules to the letter... But I also think that parking enforcement tends to be extremely lax about actually investigating cars parked in EV spots.
graham
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graham
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I would pay a lot extra if I could use a window cling instead.
In other ideas: I am thinking about trying to find some clear cling to go on the bumper like they use for rally races and advertising, and stick my stickers to that instead. Anybody have any ideas of where to get clear cling that could stick to the bumpers?
Tdave
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Oh, you west coasters. I can easily make it to 6 neighboring states with the range of the Roadster:
DC: 18 miles
Virginia: 28 miles
Pennsylvania: 55 miles
West Virginia: 70 miles
Delaware: 75 miles
New Jersey: 92 miles
And if I want to push it:
New York: 185 miles
North Carolina: 212 miles
I like the "less than prime rule". This will reduce a problem from within the EV owner community. If a spot is prime there is opportunity for abuse. Just because an EV owner has a sticker they might park in close just because they want to. This abuse is seen with people who sustain a leg injury and get a Handicapped card and continue to use it after completly healing.
