For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AC. Alternating current (electricity).
APPLICABLE LAWS. Any applicable local, state, and federal ordinance, resolution, statute, law, regulation, rule, policy, or order including the New Millennium Code of the Village of Schiller Park.
BATTERY, BATTERIES. A cell(s) onboard an electric vehicle which is used for storing and furnishing electrical energy for the purpose of propelling the vehicle.
BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE. An electric vehicle with an onboard battery that operates exclusively on electrical energy from the battery, which battery is charged from an electrical power source (charging station) not on board the vehicle.
CHARGING LEVEL. The standardized indicators of electrical force or voltage at which an electric vehicle's battery is recharged. Typical electric vehicle charging levels and specifications are:
(1) Level 1: AC slow battery charging. The voltage is 120 volts.
(2) Level 2: AC medium battery charging. The voltage is between 120 volts and 240 volts.
(3) Level 3: DC fast or quick battery charging. The voltage is greater than 240 volts.
CHARGING STATION (EVCS). Equipment that's primary purpose is the transfer of electric energy by conductive or inductive means to a battery or other energy storage device located onboard an electric vehicle. Various types of charging stations include:
(1) Accessible charging station: A charging station incorporated into or immediately adjacent to a handicapped parking space as a "handicapped parking space" is defined by the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(2) Level 3 charging station (example, DC Fast Charging Station): A charging station that provides any single-phase voltage or current rating higher than that of level 2, or any 3-phase supply voltage configuration.
(3) Private charging station: A charging station that is: (1) privately owned and restricted access (examples, single-family home, designated employee parking, etc.), or (2) publicly owned but use restricted.
(4) Public charging station: A charging station that is: (1) publicly owned and publicly available (examples, public parking lots, on street parking, etc.) or (2) privately owned and publicly available (examples, shopping center parking, non-reserved parking lots, etc.).
CHARGING STATION EQUIPMENT. The conductors, including ungrounded and grounded, and the electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, power outlets, charging stations or apparatus installed specifically for the purpose of delivering electrical energy from the charging station to an electric vehicle.
CHARGING STATION SPACE. A dedicated, marked space that identifies the use as exclusive for the charging of electric vehicles.
DC. Direct current (electricity).
ELECTRIC SCOOTER OR MOTORCYCLE. A two-wheel or three-wheel electric vehicle that operates exclusively on electrical energy stored in the vehicle's batteries.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE. A vehicle that operates, either partially or exclusively, on electrical energy from a charging station or other electrical energy source that is stored in the vehicle's battery for propulsion purposes. Electric vehicles include: (a) a battery electric vehicle; (b) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; and (c) electric scooter or motorcycle.
PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE. An electric vehicle that: (a) contains an internal combustion engine and also allows power to be delivered to drive wheels by an electric motor; (b) charges its battery primarily by connecting to a charging station or other electrical source not on board the vehicle; (c) may additionally be able to sustain a battery charge using an onboard internal combustion driven generator; and (d) has the ability to be propelled through the use of electricity.
VEHICLE. The same as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/1-100, et seq.
(Ord. 24-4395, passed 2-1-24)