The Ministry of Transport of Russia plans to amend the Rules of the Road (PDR), including obliging drivers of electric vehicles to vacate a special parking space after charging is complete. A tender for the development of "scientifically based proposals for the creation and development of a unified parking space" worth 4.4 million rubles appeared on the public procurement portal.
The terms of reference for the tender state that the prohibition of stopping and parking without the purpose of charging in parking spaces must be fixed in the traffic regulations. Currently, electric vehicles and hybrid cars are allocated a parking space near charging stations. However, some drivers leave their cars there even after they are fully charged.
What the experts say
Auto expert Maxim Kadakov explained that owners put electric cars on charge in the evening and pick them up only the next day. During this time, several electric vehicles could be charged at the station. In his opinion, the idea proposed by the Ministry of Transport is correct, but it is not yet clear how to control the charging of cars.
From a technical point of view, it is not difficult to control the charging of electric cars, said Konstantin Alyabyev, a representative of the Punkt E charging station operator. He suggested indicating the electric vehicle number in the charging station application. The data will be collected by the server and transmitted to the urban parking management system, he explained.
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