Electric Vehicle Charging Station installation, etiquette and club used at Pleasanton Corporate Commons.

1. Charge Up & Move On:
The Etiquette to
Plugging In
Greg Scharlemann
Pleasanton Corporate Commons
greg.scharlemann@hines.com

2. Electric Vehicle Car Sales
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
VehiclesSold
By Month
2012
2013
2014
Source: http://insideevs.com/monthly-plug-in-sales-scorecard/
52,579
95,842
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
2012 2013
By Year

3. Bay Area Electric Cars
April 2013
• 8,894 Plug-in Vehicles
• ~1,380 Charging Stations
• 6.4 Cars per Charging Station
February 2014
• 17,045 Plug-in Vehicles
• ~1,608 Charging Stations
• 10.6 Cars per Charging Station
Source: Bay Area Climate Collaborative

4. Did You Know?
PARKING A NON-ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN AN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE ONLY PARKING SPOT IS
ILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA
* ICEd – when an internal combustion engine parks in an electric vehicle only parking spot.

5. EV Charging Station Etiquette
Charge Up & Move On
Once charging is complete, move the vehicle to a regular
parking spot
Keep Charging Area Safe
Neatly coil the charging cord on holder once the session is
complete
Only Charge When Necessary
If you don’t need a charge, leave the charging station available
for another EV driver who may need a charge to safely
complete their travels
It is Okay to Unplug a Vehicle if it is
Completely Done Charging
If the LED screen on the charging station reads ‘Charge
Complete’ the vehicle is done charging

6. EV Charging Station Layout
ELECTRIC
VEHICLEONLY
ELECTRIC
VEHICLEONLY
ELECTRIC
VEHICLEONLY
ELECTRIC
VEHICLEONLY
Primary
Primary
Alternate
Alternate

7. EV Charging Station Updates
Campus EV Driver Club
• Twice-a-day Station Status Reports
• In Use
• Open
• Charge Complete
• Encourages Communication Amongst EV
Drivers
• Campus Specific EV News