http://www.startribune.com/blogs/129896438.html?uccb=1316162212072&cr=1
MY SUBMITTED COMMENT AS A REDRANT:
"The charging stations are a silly "symbolic" measure. Also, what happens if you have an electric car and someone gets to the space first?
Also, are public "electric cars only" parking spaces legal? ........ What constitutes electric vehicle and how can the enforcement people tell? The most popular electric vehicle is currently a Ford Ranger conversion. It looks just like a regular Ranger except for a plug where the gas filler pipe used to be.
My $15 "Kill-A-Watt" can act as an electric meter You would need something a bit more sophisticated but a card read electric meter could easily be incorporated into the charging stations.
The logical time to use the "free" charging is during the business day when electric demand is highest. Users would "top-off" at home at night when they are paying for the electricity themselves. ........ I recently checked and there are road use taxes for propane and natural gas based on energy equivalent. If we get enough electric cars for them to be relevant there will be a road use tax on the electricity. ....In the early 1970's the Twin Cities got it first (35W and Crosstown). This is still the only one.
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