Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-160.32
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Definitions
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As used in the Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Charging Act:
1. “Commission” means the Corporation Commission;
2. “Direct current fast charging station” means an electric
vehicle charging system capable of delivering electricity at a
minimum of fifty (50) kilowatts direct current to an electric
vehicle’s rechargeable battery at a minimum voltage of two hundred
(200) volts;
3. “Electric cooperative” means an electric cooperative
corporation organized under Section 437.1 of Title 18 of the
Oklahoma Statutes that provides electric service to the public;
4. “Electric vehicle” means a 100%-electric or plug-in hybrid
electric motor vehicle with the following characteristics:
a. a 100%-electric motor vehicle originally equipped so
that the vehicle:
(1) draws propulsion energy solely from a battery
with at least twenty (20) kilowatt hours of
capacity, which can be recharged from any
external source of electricity,
(2) is manufactured primarily for use on public
streets, roads, and highways, but does not
include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail
or rails,
(3) is capable of being powered by an electric motor
drawing current from fuel cells, and
(4) has at least four wheels,
b. a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle which is
originally equipped so that the vehicle:
(1) draws propulsion energy from:
(a) an internal combustion engine, and
(b) a battery with at least five (5) kilowatt
hours of capacity, which can be recharged
from an external source of electricity,
(2) is manufactured primarily for use on public
streets, roads and highways, but does not include
a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or
rails, and
(3) has at least four wheels, and
c. for purposes of this paragraph, the term electric
vehicle does not include a vehicle that is
manufactured primarily for off-road use and that has a
maximum speed of thirty (30) miles per hour or less;
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5. “Electric vehicle charging provider” means the owner of an
electric vehicle charging station operating in a retail electric
supplier’s designated service area;
6. “Fuel cell” means a cell that converts the chemical energy
of hydrogen directly into electricity through electrochemical
reactions;
7. “Hydrogen fueling station” means any equipment that
dispenses hydrogen into a motor vehicle or electric vehicle powered
by a fuel cell;
8. “Make-ready infrastructure” means the electrical
infrastructure required to service an electric vehicle charging
station’s electrical load on the retail electric supplier’s or
municipal corporation’s side of the electric meter, but shall not
include an electric vehicle charging station;
9. “Retail electric supplier” means any person, firm,
corporation, association, electric cooperative, or beneficial trusts
thereof engaged in the furnishing of retail electric service not to
include municipal corporations; and
10. “Retail electric service” means electric service furnished
to a consumer for ultimate consumption.
1. “Commission” means the Corporation Commission;
2. “Direct current fast charging station” means an electric
vehicle charging system capable of delivering electricity at a
minimum of fifty (50) kilowatts direct current to an electric
vehicle’s rechargeable battery at a minimum voltage of two hundred
(200) volts;
3. “Electric cooperative” means an electric cooperative
corporation organized under Section 437.1 of Title 18 of the
Oklahoma Statutes that provides electric service to the public;
4. “Electric vehicle” means a 100%-electric or plug-in hybrid
electric motor vehicle with the following characteristics:
a. a 100%-electric motor vehicle originally equipped so
that the vehicle:
(1) draws propulsion energy solely from a battery
with at least twenty (20) kilowatt hours of
capacity, which can be recharged from any
external source of electricity,
(2) is manufactured primarily for use on public
streets, roads, and highways, but does not
include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail
or rails,
(3) is capable of being powered by an electric motor
drawing current from fuel cells, and
(4) has at least four wheels,
b. a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle which is
originally equipped so that the vehicle:
(1) draws propulsion energy from:
(a) an internal combustion engine, and
(b) a battery with at least five (5) kilowatt
hours of capacity, which can be recharged
from an external source of electricity,
(2) is manufactured primarily for use on public
streets, roads and highways, but does not include
a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or
rails, and
(3) has at least four wheels, and
c. for purposes of this paragraph, the term electric
vehicle does not include a vehicle that is
manufactured primarily for off-road use and that has a
maximum speed of thirty (30) miles per hour or less;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 17. Corporation Commission Page 140
5. “Electric vehicle charging provider” means the owner of an
electric vehicle charging station operating in a retail electric
supplier’s designated service area;
6. “Fuel cell” means a cell that converts the chemical energy
of hydrogen directly into electricity through electrochemical
reactions;
7. “Hydrogen fueling station” means any equipment that
dispenses hydrogen into a motor vehicle or electric vehicle powered
by a fuel cell;
8. “Make-ready infrastructure” means the electrical
infrastructure required to service an electric vehicle charging
station’s electrical load on the retail electric supplier’s or
municipal corporation’s side of the electric meter, but shall not
include an electric vehicle charging station;
9. “Retail electric supplier” means any person, firm,
corporation, association, electric cooperative, or beneficial trusts
thereof engaged in the furnishing of retail electric service not to
include municipal corporations; and
10. “Retail electric service” means electric service furnished
to a consumer for ultimate consumption.
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