AB 591: Electric vehicle service equipment: connectors and public accessibility.

Existing law prohibits requiring a person to pay a subscription fee or obtain a membership in any club, association, or organization in order to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee, as specified. Existing law requires an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee to allow a person desiring to use the station to pay via credit card or mobile technology, or both.

This bill would instead require an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee to allow a person desiring to use the station to pay via credit card. The bill would require that any electric vehicle service equipment that is capable of charging a light-duty electric vehicle and is installed or substantially retrofitted, as defined, except for private use at a single-family residence or multifamily residence, include a universal connectors, connector, as defined, and be publicly accessible, including by enabling a person desiring to use the electric vehicle charging station to pay via credit card. accessible. The bill would require an owner or operator of CHAdeMO electric vehicle service equipment, as defined, that is in operation on January 1, 2024, except where it is located at a single-family residence or multifamily residence and is only for private use, to maintain the CHAdeMO electric vehicle service equipment in good working condition until at least January 1, 2029.