(Effective January 1, 2024)

PDFWAC 16-662-210

Electric vehicle supply equipment payment method and fee disclosure requirements.

(1) All publicly available electric vehicle supply equipment installed in Washington that requires payment shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Have a credit card reader device physically located on either the electric vehicle supply equipment unit or a kiosk used to service that electric vehicle supply equipment. The credit card reader device shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(i) The credit card reader device shall accept, at a minimum, the Euro MasterCard Visa (EMV) chip and, at a minimum, one of the following credit card types: Visa, MasterCard, or American Express; and
(ii) The credit card reader device shall be nonlocking and shall always permit customers to remove their credit card without damage to the card, including during a fault situation or power failure.
(b) All electric vehicle supply equipment subject to this section shall have a mobile payment device physically located on the electric vehicle supply equipment or kiosk used to service that electric vehicle supply equipment; and
(c) The electric vehicle service provider shall provide and display a toll-free number on each electric vehicle supply equipment or kiosk used to service that electric vehicle supply equipment that provides the user with the option to initiate a charging session and submit payment at any time that the electric vehicle supply equipment is operational and publicly available.
(2) At a minimum, the electric vehicle service provider shall disclose to the user, at the point of sale, the following minimum information, if applicable:
(a) A fee for use of the parking space;
(b) A nonmember plug-in fee from the electric vehicle service provider;
(c) The price to refuel in United States dollars per kilowatt-hour or mega joule;
(d) Any potential changes in the price to refuel, in United States dollars per kilowatt-hour or mega joule, due to variable pricing; and
(e) Any other fees charged for a charging session.
(3) If the charging session or portion of a charging session is offered at no cost, it must be disclosed at the location where the charging session is initiated and prior to a user or a vehicle initiating a charging session.
(4) The electric vehicle service provider may not require a subscription, membership, or account or a minimum balance on an account in order to initiate a charging session at an electric vehicle supply equipment subject to this section.
(5) The requirements of this section shall not apply to electric vehicle supply equipment exempted under RCW 19.94.555.
[Statutory Authority: 2021 c 238, RCW 19.94.010, 19.94.190, 19.94.555, 19.94.565, 19.94.570, and 19.94.575. WSR 23-01-091, § 16-662-210, filed 12/16/22, effective 1/1/24.]