Oddly enough, this by-law could fall foul of the same legal ruling that had no-pets by-laws shredded across the country.
I’m no lawyer, but I think the problem was that the no-pets by-law didn’t allow for any reasonable exceptions and therefore was considered harsh and discriminatory. It wasn’t about pets – it was about the fair interpretation of the law.
In this case, it will depend very much on how the by-law is worded and what restrictions it imposes. For instance, it’s very rare that all the electrical consumption is being used at the same time.
So, for instance, the EV owner could be allowed to charge the car between midnight and 6am when everyone else is tucked up in bed and it wouldn’t get close to the power supply limit. And if the by-law doesn’t allow for that, then they could argue that it’s harsh and discriminatory and therefore invalid and it will be next stop the Supreme Court.