The need to reduce automotive fuel consumption and emissions is well known. Therefore, vehicles are being developed that reduce or completely eliminate reliance on internal combustion engines. Electrified vehicles are one type of vehicle currently being developed for this purpose. In general, electrified vehicles differ from conventional motor vehicles because they are selectively driven by one or more battery powered electric machines. Conventional motor vehicles, by contrast, rely exclusively on the internal combustion engine to drive the vehicle.
A battery pack typically powers the electric machines and other electrical loads of the electrified vehicle. An expanding infrastructure of vehicle charging stations is being implemented for charging the battery packs of electrified vehicles. Each vehicle charging station is typically mounted with respect to a parking space at which electrified vehicle owners may park and charge their vehicle. Many people may not understand or choose to ignore that these parking spots are designated for electrified vehicles and may block the charging station by parking a conventional engine-powered vehicle in the parking space. This results in the improper utilization of the infrastructure.