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CA. requires units on chargers, not time.

7K views 78 replies 18 participants last post by  sly 
For Tesla this law is silly and their lawyers will get involved. Tesla can post this to the screen of the cars through software updates, which will be much cheaper. Requiring a digital display on the unit is ridiculous for the Tesla Superchargers.
It would appear that the state of California isn't having that idea.

The industry pushed back, but DMS said California law has already settled this issue:
Another predominant alternative proposed by stakeholders is to remove the requirement to have a primary indicating element on the EVSE, as defined in NIST Handbook 44. This alternative is contrary to California law regarding commercial weighing and measuring devices. BPC § 12510 (a)(6) requires the owner of the commercial device, not the purchaser, to position the indicating element in such a way that required indicating information is made available and can easily be read by the purchaser. Several EVSE manufacturers have designed their commercial EVSE without a primary indicating element incorporated in the device. This would require the purchaser to use a mobile device or their vehicle’s telemetrics and on-dash screen to view the required information. While this alternative lessens the financial impact of this proposed regulation on EVSE manufacturers and EVSE owners/operators, it transfers the responsibility to the purchaser of electricity as motor vehicle fuel. The Department does not have authority to propose a regulation in conflict with existing California law and regulation.
 
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