Removing public parking spaces from accessibility to all vehicle types and making them EV-only

My question - why should parking spaces be 'removed' from being available to all vehicle types and made 'EV only'?

What happens if an EV owner parks in an EV-only spot but chooses not to plug in to charge, or plugs in the charge cable but disables the charge because it's an easy access to 'free parking'?

An EV owner cannot be *forced* to plug in when parked in an EV-only parking spot. Is this the sort of backwards cultural thinking the Net Zero zealots want to instill in people who have EV's?

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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

I guess it depends on how many EV charging spots there are. If limited then they should be for charging only.

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zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@samueltyler2 Near Newcastle in Australia. At my work there are a few people driving EV's. Probably 1 percent of the staff. No EV chargers there, or dedicated EV parking spots. EV's are not very good for anyone doing a 24/7/365 shiftwork job like mine. Locally, there is currently one carpark that has any EV chargers, but I see a fair number of EV's as there's a big snobby waterfront area with high net worth families. I'm in the bogan part of low net worth people as that's where I can afford to live.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@zonavar68 I guess a lot also depends on distance to and from home/work. Once you drive an EV, you may never want another ICE.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@samueltyler2 I've driven toyota camry hybrids and that's the closest I've got. I do not give a shit about insane off-the-line acceleration. Until an EV 4wd can do what my 33 y/o diesel toyota 4wd can do I'll sit back and wait. Things like the BYD 'shark' EV ute are just toys that can't match a proper 4wd. Not yet. Maybe one day the tech will make sense.

DownTheStreet · 56-60, M

I’m not sure why EVs get the prime parking to begin with

Like2play · M

Ticket if not charging

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