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'Direct current fast charger"means an electric vehicle charger that: (1) Utilizes direct current electricity providing at least fifty kilowatts or greater; (2) Is network-capable; (3) Meets recognized standards and protocols, including but not limited to SAE Combined Charging System, Tesla protocol, and CHAdeMO protocol; (4) Is safety certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory; (5) Is designed and installed in compliance with chapter 5D of the Hawai`i County Code; and (6) Contains ports to support at least two industry standard charging protocols for more equitable distribution and access to charging_" 'Electric vehicle"means: (1) A neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in this section; (2) A vehicle, with four or more wheels, that draws propulsion energy from a battery with at least four kilowatt hours of energy storage capacity that can be recharged from an external source of electricity; or (3) A fuel cell electric vehicle." "Electric vehicle charging system" means a system that: Iscapable of providing electricityfrom a non-vehicle source to charge the batteries (1) p p g g of one or more electric vehicles; (2) Meets recognized standards, including standard SAE J1772 of SAE International; and (3) Is designed and installed in compliance with chapter 5D of the Hawai`i County Code; provided that the term shall not include facilities or systems for refueling the hydrogen storage tank of a fuel cell electric vehicle." 'Fuel cell electric vehicle"means a zero-emission electric vehicle that uses a fuel cell to convert hydrogen gas and oxygen into electricity that is used in a vehicle powertrain for propulsion." 'Neighborhood electric vehicle"means a self-propelled electrically powered motor vehicle to which all of the following apply: (1) The vehicle is emission free; (2) The vehicle is designed to be and is operated at speeds of twenty-five miles per hour or less; (3) The vehicle has four wheels in contact with the ground; (4) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than three thousand pounds; and (5) The vehicle conforms to the minimum safety equipment requirements as adopted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500, Low Speed Vehicles (49 C.F.R. 571.500)." 'Networked"refers to electric vehicle charging systems that are able to connect to the internet." 3