Electric vehicle charging station parking meter systems

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving an indication at an electric vehicle charging station (“EVCS”) or electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) of a parking space at which a user of the EVCS or EVSE desires to park;
• determining if the parking space indicated by the user is associated with an electric vehicle charging port;
• if the parking space indicated by the user is associated with an electric vehicle charging port,
• determining whether the user is authorized to use the EVCS or EVSE, and
• if the user is authorized to use the EVCS or EVSE, controlling a charging operation that provides an electric charge via the electric vehicle charging port;
• and if the parking space indicated by the user is not associated with an electric vehicle charging port,
• determining whether the user is authorized to use the parking space not associated with the electric vehicle charging port, and
• providing the user with an indication that the user is authorized to use the parking space not associated with the electric vehicle charging port.

An EVCS or EVSE configured to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving an indication at the EVCS or EVSE of a parking space at which a user of the EVCS or EVSE desires to park;
• determining if the parking space indicated by the user is associated with an electric vehicle charging port;
• if the parking space indicated by the user is associated with an electric vehicle charging port,
• determining whether the user is authorized to use the EVCS or EVSE, and
• if the user is authorized to use the EVCS or EVSE, controlling a charging operation that provides an electric charge via the electric vehicle charging port;
• and if the parking space indicated by the user is not associated with an electric vehicle charging port,
• determining whether the user is authorized to use the parking space not associated with the electric vehicle charging port, and
• providing the user with an indication that the user is authorized to use the parking space not associated with the electric vehicle charging port.

An electric vehicle charging station (“EVCS”) or electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) comprising:

• a charging port configured to be coupled to an electric vehicle and to charge one or more batteries of the electric vehicle;
• a display device;
• a computer processor;
• and
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by the computer processor cause the display device to:
• display an interactive parking space selection screen by which an available parking space not associated with any charging port is selectable;
• display an interactive parking duration selection screen by which a duration for parking in the available parking space not associated with any charging port is selectable;
• display an interactive authorization selection screen by which a method for authorizing the parking in the available parking space not associated with any charging port is selectable;
• and
• display an authorization accepted screen indicating that parking in the available parking space not associated with any charging port is authorized.

A method, comprising:

• with computing hardware,
• receiving user account data from an electric vehicle charging station (“EVCS”) or from electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) in a system of EVCSs or EVSE;
• accessing a user database;
• based on at least a portion of the account information, determining from the user database that a user associated with the account information is authorized to use the EVCS or EVSE;
• transmitting authorization data to the EVCS or EVSE, the authorization data indicating that the user is authorized to use the EVCS or EVSE;
• receiving from the EVCS or EVSE an indication of a parking fee to be charged to the user;
• and
• updating the user database to account for the parking fee.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving user account data from an electric vehicle charging station (“EVCS”) or from electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) in a system of EVCSs or EVSE;
• accessing a user database;
• based on at least a portion of the account information, determining from the user database that a user associated with the account information is authorized to use the EVCS or EVSE;
• transmitting authorization data to the EVCS or EVSE, the authorization data indicating that the user is authorized to use the EVCS or EVSE;
• receiving from the EVCS or EVSE an indication of a parking fee to be charged to the user;
• and
• updating the user database to account for the parking fee.

A method, comprising:

• with computing hardware,
• receiving user account data from an electric vehicle charging station (“EVCS”) or from electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) in a system of EVCSs or EVSE;
• accessing a user database;
• based on at least a portion of the account information, determining from the user database that a user associated with the account information is authorized to park at a parking space managed by the EVCS or EVSE and not associated with any charging port in the system of EVCs or EVSE;
• transmitting authorization data to the EVCS or EVSE, the authorization data indicating that the user is authorized to park at the parking space managed by the EVCS or EVSE and not associated with any charging port in the system of EVCs or EVSE.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving user account data from an electric vehicle charging station (“EVCS”) or from electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) in a system of EVCSs or EVSE;
• accessing a user database;
• based on at least a portion of the account information, determining from the user database that a user associated with the account information is authorized to park at a parking space managed by the EVCS or EVSE and not associated with any charging port in the system of EVCs or EVSE;
• transmitting authorization data to the EVCS or EVSE, the authorization data indicating that the user is authorized to park at the parking space managed by the EVCS or EVSE and not associated with any charging port in the system of EVCs or EVSE.

A method, comprising:

• using computing hardware,
• receiving parking rate data from a user, the parking rate data comprising one or more parking rates to be charged by one or more electric vehicle charging stations (“EVCSs”) or instances of electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) in a system of EVCSs or EVSE, the one or more parking rates including a rate for parking at a parking space not associated with an electric vehicle charging port;
• and
• causing the parking rate data to be transmitted to the one or more EVCS or instances of EVSE.