Louisiana adapts regulation to include EV charging stations
In Louisiana, Transport Topic reported that Louisiana has a new law that enables the state to regulate fueling stations for charging electric vehicles.
The new law added language about electricity disbursements and EV supply equipment to fuel EVs to existing state statute for refueling weighing and measuring devises.
Previous state law did not mention devices used to meter or measure electricity in fueling stations, which needed to be rectified to reflect the current advance of alternative vehicles.
The law also designates the state Department of Agriculture and Forestry to have regulatory authority over EV charging stations.
The state has developed a plan to phase in EV supply equipment complying with Federal Highway Administration standards for direct current fast chargers that are spaced at least 50 miles apart and within one mile of an interstate exit or highway intersections along the alternative fuel corridors, according to the report.
