So in part I am right, but in the long run I will be wrong? A 4 port charger for employees and a 4 port charger for customers would cover LEED for a building with an occupancy of 267.
Pregnancy and small children are necessary for the continuing function of society so I don't consider it a "lifestyle choice". However, my understanding is that close parking for pregnant women is actually unhealthy because it's particularly good for pregnant women to be walking, even if walking does make them more tired. For young children either they can walk or you need a stroller for them. I wouldn't want to park close because I don't want to waste gas trawling for a space or driving farther. We park close in bad weather only because my wife reacts badly* to cold. Near hybrid parking spots make some sense only in warm temperatures since they'll still run their engines at start-up if it's cold. And, as others have pointed out some hybrids are, well, sho*t. * Raynaud's. * i
We're generally talking about private facilities here. Therefore, the space is not "yours". But it's good to see that the USA doesn't have a monopoly on the entitlement attitude. It doesn't matter if you believe in these lifestyle choices or not. The owner/operator of the facility does. When you own a shopping mall, you can decide who gets the good parking spaces. If you don't like their choices, go to another mall.
What about someone who is, for example - half man / half bear / and half pig. Could he park in these hybrid spaces??
my g/fs work has parking for "low emissions or hybrid vehicles" not sure if it's super low or just low emission vehicles. it's odd to see an F150 parked there...
I noticed, when I was working at the state office in Tumwater, that there were no spots for EVs. There were, however, spots for motorcycles, and carpool vehicles. The only bike rack I found was inside the back stairwell entrance. On the one hand, nice that it was inside, out of the weather and away from thieves, on the other hand, if you didn't know about it, you'd never find it. I personally think it would be nice if the state of WA got onboard with encouraging hybrids and EVs by creating charging spots for them, for state employees.
My wife is an architect who gets many federal government projects, in about the last 6 months, all the projects became LEED. As she is on the design side, few are into being built yet, and none are done. But all new federal projects are LEED going forward. [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design]Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] While I have no contacts in WA state government, I predict new buildings go LEED before retrofits.
The City of Rome (Italy) will let you stay on public toll parking (marked with blue lines) for free if you have a hybrid. Since I drive and park a Prius I did not have the need to park on a blue spot, yet. I wonder if wanting to park on those spots is related to the car one drives...
Are you referencing manbearpig? Anyway, the wife and I were at Best Buy today and encountered this: Thought it was kinda neat!
With all this talk about EV's plugging in where ever you want. Someone's going to have to pay for this power.......I can't see Walmart or Target giving away it's electric power to customers. I for see a credit card system where you will swipe your card to get the system to allow you to get electric from it.....then it will charge you for what you have taken.
At the Denville, NJ branch of TD Bank (and perhaps at other branches) there are two close-in parking spaces designated "Reserved for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles". It does not mention hybrids, EV's, or even a specified minimum fuel-efficiency. My old Chevy van got 18 mpg, but it was fuel-efficient. My newer Prius is much more fuel-efficient than the van was, but both are "fuel-efficient", aren't they? Just for grins, I asked a teller: "how fuel-efficient does a vehicle have to be to take one of those spots?" She told me "those spots are for hybrids". I considered pursuing the matter further by asking why it didn't say so, but decided it was a waste of time.
I went to a mall and happened to see a car pull out from a spot close to the entrance. I pulled in and happened to notice a sign for "Hybrid car only" :rockon:
At Whole Foods they have parking spots for alternative fuel vehicles. So, E85 cars can park there also. But, a lot of times the signs are ignored and you see non alternative fuel vehicles are parked there.
First time I encountered a Hybrid Only parking spot was at IKEA in Chicago. It was a welcomed surprise...and -while I'm a healthy, athletic type- you bet your sweet bippy I parked the Guac there. Sad thing is, I came back the next day only to find a giant super cab pickup truck parked there. I almost left a note on their truck to let them know what a douchebag they were...but figured they wouldn't know how to read the note since they couldn't read the sign. Normally, I just park in the first space I find, regardless of distance from the door...unless it's pouring down rain. The walk is good for me, and I don't want to wind up like one of those poor morbidly obese souls riding a Rascal...do those count as fuel efficient/hybrid vehicles? LOL
I usually park away from the door, other cars, buggies, etc. Even when I'm rolling my earth-killing Sierra, which already sports battle damage from people who always want to park right next to me.....even if I'm in the rear of the parking lot... The trouble with "Hybrid-Only" parking spaces, as I pointed out earlier, is that they make "giant super cab pickup trucks" with 'hybrid' drive trains now.....so the guy (or gal) may not have been as douchey as you think. OK....they probably are, but you'd need a billboard sized "Reserved Parking" sign to cover all of the caveats created by what's an alternative fuel vehicle (most of these are trucks---E85 or CNG) and/or what's "efficient"....or "hybrid." You should probably just leave your note in your pocket. There's already enough Prius Hate in the world. People are usually self-punishing....just like the zillions of obese cardiac patients that "have to" have handicap placards. In a fair world...they should have to park out in the outer parking spaces (probably next to my car... ) and wear ankle weights when they grocery shop, instead of clogging up the aisles in store-provided PEVs. However (comma!) the world isn't fair, now is it?
It just eats at me when I see people who appear (I know...key word "appear") to be perfectly healthy other than being extremely obese...and sometimes not obese, parking in the handicapped spots...especially younger people. My mom lost her entire left leg (from the hip down) after I was born, and flat out refused to park in the handicapped area because she always said "what if someone else needs it more than me.". She gimped around on a wooden leg till the day she died...drove, went up and down stairs, did all the housework, shopped, etc. and didn't let it slow her down a bit. She couldn't afford to because in addition to me, there were three other kids of various ages in our house...not to mention the biggest kid, my dad. I guess it's simply an indication of the entitled "me" age we live in. Sorry...went off topic there a bit. Anyway...Hybrid Only Parking...What say you? Schenectady, New York...go.
