% Simple dealer provided stickers will do (like for HOV lane access). The law does not apply to fcvs: since when do fcvs not have high-voltages? ... This ignorantly & badly written, and poorly implemented 'separate & not-equal' law incorrectly labels EVs & hybrids as extraordinarily dangerous, as if volatile chemical-fuel is not, plus puts the burden of responder-safety on the driver at an additional cost. This issue is a vehicle-manufacturer responsibility: to each have common locations for high-voltage wiring, like the way fuel-tanks and fuel lines are commonly located on ice %
http://www.abc6.com/story/26316308/new-license-plate-may-help-save-lives New license plate may help save lives Aug 19, 2014 By Alana Cerrone A new license plate may help protect first responders from accidentally electrocuting themselves during accident rescues involving electric vehicles. The bill signed into law by Gov. Lincoln Chafee last month requires electric vehicle owners to have a special license plate so that first responders, emergency crews, and even two truck drivers know it is electric. Knowing if a vehicle is electric will help crews decide which instrument is appropriate to use to rescue people trapped inside. “It is not very well-known that rescue workers can get electrocuted from using jaws of life on an electric vehicle, but when that information came to light I wanted us to be proactive about the issue,” said Senator Edward O'Neill, who sponsored the law. The law applies to electric and also hybrid vehicle owners. [© WLNE-TV 2014] ... http://www.valleybreeze.com/2014-08-06/woonsocket-north-smithfield/state-creates-new-plates-electric-vehicles#.U-eA4mOTKHM State creates new plates for electric vehicles 8/6/2014 ... http://insideevs.com/rhode-island-issues-special-license-plates-electric-vehicles-protect-first-responders/ ... create special license plates for electric vehicles? ... http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/28152-Are-EV-License-Plates-Dangerous-to-Occupants-of-a-Tesla Thread: Are EV License Plates Dangerous to Occupants of a Tesla 2014-03-01 ... http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText14/SenateText14/S2120A.pdf 2014-S 2120 SUBSTITUTE A ... 'a registration plate for motor vehicles powered in whole or in part by a storage battery.' ... http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/pressrelease/_layouts/RIL.PressRelease.ListStructure/Forms/DisplayForm.aspx?List=c8baae31-3c10-431c-8dcd-9dbbe21ce3e9&ID=10091 7/31/2014 Electric vehicle license plates will protect first responders, rescue service workers STATE HOUSE ... The special registration plate will apply to hybrids in addition to electric vehicles. Senators Marc A. Cote (D-Dist. 24, Woonsocket, North Smithfield), Paul W. Fogarty (D-Dist. 23, Glocester, Burrillville, North Smithfield), Nicholas D. Kettle (R-Dist. 21, Coventry, Foster, Scituate, West Greenwich) and James E. Doyle II (D-Dist. 8, Pawtucket) cosponsored the legislation. For more information, contact: Brenna McCabe, Publicist State House Room 20 Providence, RI 02903 (401) 222-2457 For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date http://www.electricautosport.com/2014/08/venturi-realise-600-kmh-electric-speed-record/ Venturi to realize 600+ km/h electric speed record http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2007153237 Julie Wrigley’s sleek, chewing-gum red Tesla-S EV http://www.ibtimes.com/tesla-norway-436-model-s-sedans-are-being-delivered-monthly-teslas-largest-overseas-market-1658946 436 Tesla-S Delivered Monthly In Norway> it’s Largest Overseas Market http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/2014/08/14/missoula-family-seeks-record-longest-bike-ride/14087677/ Missoula family seeks record for longest Electric bicycle ride http://news.investors.com/081214-712980-tesla-adds-station-in-france.htm Tesla adds 50th Euro Supercharger EVSE @Narbonne, France + EVLN: Tesla-S EV Power-trip e-Journeys from Mexico to Alaska {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Vehicle-apartheid-RI-law-punishes-EV-hybrid-drivers-tp4671102.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
