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EV Charging for Persons with Disabilities

Electric Vehicle Community Readiness Workshop David Mayfield, Principal

Sustainable Transportation Strategies May 1, 2013

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Sponsors

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• Impairments affecting

physical function of one

or more limbs

• Loss of limb

• Limited manual dexterity

• Loss of strength,

endurance, coordination,

range of motion

Physical Disabilities

Photos courtesy of AGOR Enterprises and John Williamson

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• Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990

• 2010 ADA Standards for

Accessible Design

• ADA Accessibility

Guidelines for Buildings

and Facilities (ADAAG)

• American National

Standards Institute

(ANSI)

Regulations and Resources

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Current Practice

Most jurisdictions

require that the first

electric vehicle

charging station at a

given site be

accessible but do not

confine that station’s

use only to persons

with disabilities.

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• Standard EVs useful to

many with disabilities

• Accessible electric vans

not yet commercially

available

• Accessible neighborhood

electric vehicles

– GEM AMKAR

– Kenguru

Accessibility Status of the EVs

Photos courtesy of Driving to Independence, Nissan-USA, Cummings Mobility, and

Community Cars, Inc.

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• Driver and wheelchair exits

vehicle

• Approaches and starts EVSE

• Turns around, takes

connector to vehicle’s

charging inlet

• Goes to destination

• Returns to vehicle, retraces

movements

Functional Needs for Wheelchair Access

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Exiting the Vehicle

The driver and

wheelchair exit

from the driver’s

side of the

vehicle.

With vans, wheelchairs will exit on lifts or ramps from side

doors or the rear of vehicle.

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Approaching the EVSE

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Reach Range for Starting the EVSE

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Turning Around at EVSE

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Return to Car, Plug Connector into Inlet

Access aisles on both sides and in front of parking space

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Cable Management

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Accessible Path to Destination

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Slope

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Traffic aisle behind charging stations wide enough to add striped access aisle.

Charging Station Templates

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Design

assumes traffic

aisle behind

charging

stations should

not be

narrowed.

Charging Station Templates

ADA Accessible Design

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Personal mobility devices also need public charging infrastructure.

Personal Mobility Devices

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For additional information please contact:

David Mayfield

Sustainable Transportation Strategies

(503) 701 0142 www.sustainabletransportationstrategies.com

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Photos courtesy of Driving to Independence and John Williamson