EV Consficated by Municipality

Do you live in the U.S.? Whose laws do you live under? What reasons were given?

They don't have to know that's an EV do they? Don't attract so much attention to yourself.
Get a real EV, Do the speed limit, and don't advertise it's an EV. One of the reasons I didn't go with
the eGobike or pedal bike ev solution: There's no place around here I can ride one of them. Make no
mistake, If you live in the suburbs of any major city, your going to be surrounded on the road with
hummers and tahoes. It's made quite clear that things like bikes will not be tolerated on the road.
That's why very few people ride them around here.

In fact, the two officers who pulled me over both laughed while saying "where are you going to charge that man!, lol!"
Besides out west, EV's are still considered a joke by the majority. You're a freak if you take the action that
makes the most sense and saves you the most money, you're normal if you are 50 lbs overweight, drive an SUV, and in debt
for the rest of your life. I'm happy being a freak. :-)

SPARKY wrote

Authority's Steal my Experimental EV Prototype,

Just out of curiosity, was your Experimental EV Prototype enclosed in a building, or lying around outside
(like your home)?
Also were you riding it around city streets and you got pulled over etc, and then it got taken away?
Otherwise un registered (no plates)?

Who was the authority (ie; police, or federal government etc) that took your prototype?

The city; Correct me if I am wrong, I am thinking you live in Iowa
(based on your member's page on the forum.

This might help, not sure http://www.dot.state.ia.us/mvd/ods/newlaws.htm

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...they even took my City approved recycling bucket along with outdoor grill accessories, and other outdoor furniture.

Ummm... I seriously, SERIOUSLY, doubt that they thought your grill accessories were part of your scooter. Obviously there's more to this story.

Indeed, exactly how many, clean up your place warnings from codes enforcement did you ignore? Here in NM they will warn you a few times, and then tow off your junk car if you don't cover it or get it running. Or if you rent, maybe the landlord called em?

No blame intended. It's just that, if they took more than your scooter, there is obviously more to the story.

But best of luck.

No, just wonering if there is any, rest of the story. I'd nail em in small claims court if I were you and there isn't any, rest of the story. When you post to the entire world, you may not like thier opinions. I hope you get satisfaction, they shouldn't clean up your property without notice. Are you a renter? If so, your landlord may be at the bottom of this. If you own, family members? Any feueds going with neighbors? Something is up for them to come and take your stuff. Maybe sombody messed with you by removing notices before you got home?

Surprised by the comments?

As I said before, it's obvious there's more to the story. Why else did they take the lawn furniture and the grilling stuff? You weren't motorizing those, were you?

Sorry I spoke up in the first place... it's usually a mistake, I've found.

"There was no Notification. I was out of town, they even took my City approved recycling bucket along with outdoor grill accessories, and other outdoor furniture."

Did they leave you a note? How do you know it was the city?

I'm assuming (as a prototype) it was not registered with number plate/tag or had type approval? Normally these cannot be used on the public roads so its confiscation/destruction may well be related to this - especially if no insurance or registration could be verified. So I don't think the conspiracy theory is correct, it's giving them too much credit - it was probably a simpler 'no paperwork' removal.

Doesn't make it OK though!

As I thought, you were warned to clean up and didn't and they took your "junk" Oh well. As far as I know, from 30 yrs in construction, grills and scooters are not construction materials. I really do sympathise, but clearly it was not an ev vendetta, just a junk ordinance in the city. Some places are very strict on that, others only enforce it when you piss em off.

Come on Sparky, don't let the establishment roll you. Based on what you have written, you may still have been in violation of the clean up that was done. Have you contacted whoever signed off on the debris violation ticket? Do you know where it was take? Was the stuff on city land? You can fight city hall if they (city) broke any laws or procedures. Did you call your insurance company? If you complied with what was requested you may be able to consider it a theft. Your comment about an attorney not wanting to take your case or file a complaint tells me you haven't fessed up all or omitted something. Did you date the police chiefs daughter? When is it ever warm enough to ride in Iowa anyway?

Come on Sparky, don't let the establishment roll you. Based on what you have written, you may still have been in violation of the clean up that was done. Have you contacted whoever signed off on the debris violation ticket? Do you know where it was take? Was the stuff on city land? You can fight city hall if they (city) broke any laws or procedures. Did you call your insurance company? If you complied with what was requested you may be able to consider it a theft. Your comment about an attorney not wanting to take your case or file a complaint tells me you haven't fessed up all or omitted something. Did you date the police chiefs daughter? When is it ever warm enough to ride in Iowa anyway?

I almost hate to say this, Sparky, but you're diverting the issue. It doesn't look like your EV scooter was taken because it's an EV scooter, it looks like it was taken because some very messed up and very wrong laws about what you can do with your private property were not up to some code your local government thought it should be in compliance with. They may have posted a note 6 mos. ago that you cleaned up, but it may have been a completely different person looking at the place since then and while all that stuff was gold to you, it may have looked like garbage to them, so they may have thought you didn't comply with the initial order. Bureaucrats are stupid that way. The laws are bad, but it doesn't look like an EV scooter conspiracy here. Suggesting that only distracts from the issue, and it's an important issue and one you should be fighting for.

So fight this instead not on the grounds that you are being persecuted for having an EV scooter, lots of folks are probably being persecuted in your locale and it doesn't have anything to do with their having electric vehicles. If your lawyer is unwilling to assist in your getting your property back, them maybe you need a new lawyer. What they did, IMHO, was wrong, but not for the initial reasons you stated. There may be other folks here who can help you out with this, but it will only help them to help you if they having the facts straight from the beginning.