Is there any legislation to extend the HOV sticker privileges beyond 2018?
Those things are completely worthless to me. I got one for my first Volt, but didn't bother for any of my other EV acquisitions later.
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Is there any legislation to extend the HOV sticker privileges beyond 2018?
Those things are completely worthless to me. I got one for my first Volt, but didn't bother for any of my other EV acquisitions later.
I am on Rt 50 every day. I LOVE driving pass the backups (& charging in Laurel)To each his own - I make use of my HOV sticker almost daily.
On the other hand, Superchargers are completely worthless to me.
I hope the green paint language is removed. Not because it's not a good idea. It is. But red looks better and it's more noticeable.
And green isn't a universal color for EV charging.
This is Ontario.
This would be funny...but it has already happened to me since a Prius driver refused to leave an EV charging spot to allow me to charge saying "I have an electric car..."That sounds like a big headache to craft legislation covering wireless charging situations.
An EV being plugged in is an obvious and easy way of determining whether a car should be parked in an EV charging spot or not.
What about a wireless charging spot? Unless a cop had awareness of what vehicles were actually EVs and which vehicles weren't, how could they determine whether a car parked at a wireless charging spot was actually an EV charging or not? Imagine some non-plugin Prius driver ICE'ing a wireless charging spot.
Officer: Is this your car?
Prius driver: Yes.
Officer: We received a complaint you are improperly parked here.
Prius driver: My vehicle is a Hybrid Electric Vehicle so I can park here.
Officer: Well, are you charging though?
Prius driver: Sure, it's always charging.
Officer: .....OK, have a good day!
Apparently, the bill's sponsor has agreed to a narrow change in the language in response to opposition to the green paint from the Maryland Assoc. of Counties (MACo). Press Release
The alternative, white “Electric Vehicle Charging Only” markings, will only apply on properties that receive Federal aid under Title 23CFR Part 655 Subpart F. I presume this is only some government parking facilities that this special interest group is concerned with.
The following is draft amendment language to the Maryland "anti-ICEing" bill (subject to change).
(D) A Plug-in electric drive vehicle charging station shall be indicated by:
(1) Green pavement markings, or;
(2) if the parking space is on a property or roadway subject to regulation under Title 23CFR Part 655 Subpart F then the pavement markings may be white and shall include “Electric Vehicle Charging Only” within the space.