They keep saying that they cannot reserve spots for one type of vehicle, according to contractual arrangements
Transport Department response is that they protect some spaces with cones, but remove the cones when the car park is full. The problem, of course, is that they can't put back the cones when the car park becomes less full (as when one ICE car leaves, another replaces it).
Isn't that a paradox? Cannot reserve any spots by contract (legally) but attempted (heroically) to protect some spaces with cones, either one seems to be a lie to me
For the cones argument, if they were to "protect some spaces", they could have simply impound any ICE taking EV spots, Wilson will have no problem with it as the income from admin fee will be much higher than 24-hour parking fee in most car parks. And this was done in some shopping mall car parks before, eliminated ICEing in these car parks soon enough
Their reply was that they have an equal use policy and they cannot make EV charging bays for EV only
This one is funny, equal use policy, haha, then we can't have spots reserved for drivers with Disabled Person's Parking Permit, can we? That's frank reverse discrimination!!
@kcin please follow up on their reply and ask for the official documents from TD on this "equal use policy". I believe the result would be interesting
If the government's argument is that they cannot discriminate, then we should make the same argument and demand that all spaces are equipped with charging capability. Otherwise, they are discriminating against EV drivers.
No, I would say the government should put a socket in every space in government owned car park so that users are given the freedom to choose to charge or not to charge. This is equal. If I were driving an ICE and I am not given the same choice as those who park at the EV charging bays, this is not equal
We are asking for equity, EV charging bays for EV only because the systemic barrier (owners corporation rejecting home chargers) will still be there when Tesla enters North Korean market finally