So I actually go to Clarkson, and in one of our faculty parking lots, there are about 10 spaces near the front that are almost always open. In front of each has a sign that reads something like "Reserved Parking for Hybrid or Alternative Vehicles Only."
I guess its nice and all that people get energy efficient cars, but heres the thing. My car, a 94, isn't the best on gas, but I bought it instead of a new car. Hybrid or not, new cars take a ton of energy, and gas, to produce. (I don't know how accurate this is, but I read somewhere that it would take a new hybrid car 10 years to start becoming more energy efficient than an old car.)
So if one insists on buying a new car, then a hybrid is great. But is the incentive of a nice parking spot really necessary?
Yeah I've seen 'green parking' a few places downstate, didn't know Clarkson has them now.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you; green is good, but special parking for hybrids strikes me as snooty.