Is occupying an EV charging spot with a gasoline vehicle considered illegal parking?
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Specific policies vary by city, but an increasing number of cities now classify this behavior as illegal parking. Taking Beijing as an example, occupying an EV charging spot with a gasoline vehicle constitutes illegal parking. According to the "Beijing Motor Vehicle Parking Regulations," it is explicitly stated: Non-electric vehicles are prohibited from occupying parking spaces designated exclusively for electric vehicles. Violators will be ordered to rectify the situation by the traffic management department of the public security authority and will be penalized according to the law. The Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management and the Municipal Commission of Transport jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on Strengthening the Construction and Management of Charging Facilities in Parking Lots," requiring existing parking lots to install charging piles for no less than 10% of their parking spaces and to designate at least one parking space exclusively for electric vehicles. It also explicitly prohibits gasoline vehicles from occupying EV-exclusive parking spaces, authorizing traffic police to enforce penalties for such violations. Occupying a new energy vehicle parking spot with a gasoline vehicle is equivalent to illegal parking, as it involves parking in an unauthorized location. Therefore, penalizing gasoline vehicles for occupying new energy parking spaces is aimed at protecting the rights and interests of new energy vehicle drivers.