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Electric vehicle owners without dedicated parking spaces stretch wires, and the limits of legal codes, to keep their EVs charged.

Proposals for electric-vehicle makers to sell directly in Connecticut have failed in recent years, and state legislators have voted on no such bill this year. 

For many residents who own an EV but do not have off-street parking, their charging solution of running a cord across a sidewalk is not really legal or safe. But without proper infrastructure, there aren’t many options.

With more than $50 million in federal money coming to Connecticut to build out electric vehicle infrastructure, state officials and those connected to the EV industry hope the Nutmeg State will continue to inch closer to its lofty clean energy transportation goals. In September, the White House announced Connecticut’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program plan had been approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The program was created to help fund states’ efforts to build out their electric vehicle charging station networks over the next several years.

With gas at about $5 a gallon, people are thinking about alternatives that don't require constantly needing to fill up.