Public EV charging station

Public EV charging points worldwide are plagued by ICEing. That’s an industry term to describe when a vehicle with an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) occupies an EV charging spot.

JOLT found that council-erected signs were not enough. It was only when the parking bay itself was painted with highly visible green and white markings that the project saw a significant decline in ICEing across the network.

The benefits include improved safety, space efficiency and consumer experience. But one extra effect any errant ICE driver should note, it also made parking rules more easily enforced.

The location of charging ports on different EV models varies widely.

For instance, the Tesla Model 3’s charging port is on the back right of the vehicle, whereas the Audi E-Tron’s is the front right, and the Hyundai Kona Electric charges from the front center of the vehicle.

Also, some drivers prefer to park nose first, while others reverse into parking bays.

16A 5m IEC 62196-2 Type 2 EV Electric Car Charging Cable 5m 1Phase Type 2 EVSE Cable