The problem is that many of these business-adjacent charging stations are located on private property and can only be enforced by the property or store owner and their only option is to have the vehicle towed. I have never heard of that happening as the business does not want to do anything that might offend one or more of their customers.
Many years ago (at least 30 years ago) a law (in CA) was passed that so-called private property available for public use is not to be considered as private property to law enforcement and parking laws and such can be enforced on such property without anybody's permission. Such as in shopping malls, etc., where they have handicapped parking.
With the number of EV's selling lately (especially the Tesla Model 3), I don't think it will be long before there is a law on EV parking--espcally if the misuse continues.
Perhaps for now, the more we get ICEd the better so we can get such a law even faster. The more it's an issue the faster it will be solved, IMO.
Of course there are also many charging stations located on public property, but those would require the state or local government to pass laws making ICE'ing illegal and subject to fines. I don't know if there are any state-wide EV parking space laws. If there are, I haven't heard about them.
Neither have I, and I am hoping that soon gets changed.
Right now my feeling is that the public still isn't really all that sympathetic to EV owners who many perceive as being too wealthy and are already receiving more than their share of benefits, such as purchase rebates and access to HOV lanes for single-occupant vehicles. In fact, in California some older EVs are being kicked out of HOV lanes. Also, rebates are being reduced or eliminated, depending upon the owner's income, proof of which needs to be supplied to the agency who is issuing EV rebates.
I think the rebates are less because now enough people will buy EV's without any rebate. If we have too many EVs in HOV lanes then it will defeat the purpose of having HOV lanes and they will be just as if they did not exist at all. In some areas, it is already getting like that and the non-HOV lanes can sometimes be faster than the HOV lane. And for the rebates, we only get back a small percentage of what we pay. For an example, I paid CA around 5K$ sales tax and also add in the CA registration fees. I get back less than half of what I paid to CA. So CA comes out way ahead. They would not have got anything from me if I didn't buy my Tesla and Zero SR in CA.
Finally, how many other states besides California, have laws that encourage owning an electric vehicle? My guess is not too many and I wouldn't be surprised to see the Federal EV income-tax credit start fading away soon. 
Yep. In NV, where I bought my ZERO DS, I felt like I was being harassed by NOT buying an ICE vehicle. For an example, when I buy new ICE vehicles in NV, I can register them on-line. But with an EV, I must go to a "full service NV DMV" (which are always packed) and waste about a day to just get them registered for the first time. I do not know why, but in NV it's a different procedure to register an EV. They make it as difficult as possible, while ICE vehicles are made as easy as possible to register.
It's as if the State of NV DMV wants to harass EV owners.
So from now on, I will buy all my new EVs in CA. I doubt if I will buy another ICE vehicle for the rest of my life.
My Zero SR and Tesla Model 3 were both bought here in CA.
-Don- Auburn, CA
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