Newport Beach’s Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Will Fuel Fines for Parking Offenders

Newport Beach’s Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Will Fuel Fines for Parking Offenders
An electric car charging station in Corte Madera, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2020. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Parking officers are pulling the figural plug on electric vehicle owners who abuse Newport Beach’s public charging stations.

The city will begin issuing overstay fees for electric vehicles left plugged in at public charging stations starting April 22. Owners whose vehicles are parked at the stalls unnecessarily will be fined $0.10 for every minute their vehicles are left plugged into a charging station once fully charged.