PD BACKGROUND & RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-CCI-2022-000001)

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4b"Direct current fast charger"means an electric vehicle charger r that: (1) Utilizes direct current electricity providing at least fifty kilowatts or greater, t (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 article 625 of the National Electrical 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: (1) Is capable of providing electricity from a non-vehicle source to charge the batteries 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 article 625 of the National Electrical 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 followingapply: (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 round; (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 charger" refers to electric vehicle charging systems that are able to connect to the internet." ""Place of public accommodation" means a business, accommodation, refreshment, entertainment, recreation, or transportation facility of any kind whose goods, services, facilities, 3