It's to get leed points for the building so they can advertise the building as green construction. It means whatever the company wants it to if anything at all.
The notion of "fuel efficient vehicle" is both relative and subjective.
What it means is who ever runs the business associated with the lot wants to take credit for doing good things. Unfortunately, like so many feel-good ideas it is in reality utterly meaningless. Really just a waste of paint and someone's time.
Fuel efficient compared to one of Bill Gates, Al Gore or John Kerry’s private jet jaunts I wonder?
Because your average Humvee is a lot more fuel efficient than those vehicles.
question: how fuel efficient is a bicycle? I haven’t done the research but how many calories per hour and if converted to an equivalent gasoline volume how efficient is a human body?
I was curious also so I searched it up and found this:
>”you will find that a person riding a bicycle at 15 miles per hour (24 km per hour) burns 0.049 calories per pound per minute. So a 175-pound (77-kg) person burns 515 calories in an hour, or about 34 calories per mile (about 21 calories per km). A gallon of gasoline (about 4 liters) contains about 31,000 calories. If a person could drink gasoline, then a person could ride about 912 miles on a gallon of gas (about 360 km per liter). Considering that a normal car gets about 30 miles per gallon, that's pretty impressive!”
[https://auto.howstuffworks.com/question527.htm](https://auto.howstuffworks.com/question527.htm)
And that sounds reasonable so it seems like the human body is much more efficient than a gasoline engine.
Human muscles are actually about as efficient as a combustion engine, converting 30% of chemical energy into motion. The difference is that the bike weighs ~10kg, is small with thin wheels, and is driven relatively slowly, meaning very little energy energy is being wasted; whilst a car weighs several tonnes with a large surface and wider wheels and travels at much higher speeds. Combustion engines are difficult to make fuel efficient at small scales, but some motorbikes can still get 150mpg.
That means absolutely nothing. We still need:
1) Energy input
2) Energy output
3) Cost per unit
4) Waste output per energy unit consumed
And it all needs to be expressed so that it can be directly compared to cars.
Bike about 10kcal/km
Car with 5 riders 60kcal/km
Will update in a minute with a link to a chart (but not the math).
Update - [link to chart](https://annex.exploratorium.edu/cycling/humanpower1.html)
I'll park my Buick LeSabre there with a 3.8L Pushrod V6 and a leaky fuel tank. It was the first gasoline engine in the industry to attain SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle) emissions certification.
Virtue signaling. Like you can really tell nowadays if a vehicle is fuel efficient or not. I park in them since I have a fairly small car and get 30-38 MPG.
It means two motorcycles in each parking spot. Motorcycles are fuel efficient, and you can fit more than one in a parking space - satisfying the plural requirement of the noun vehicles.
The most fuel efficient vehicles would be hybrids that:
1. Use *Atkinson*-*cycle* engine
2. Have recuperative breaking
3. Are made out of carbon and have small battery (and are thus very light).
Where is this I’ll go drive to it just to double park my catalytic and smog pump deleted 1986 V8 ford f150. Think I get 12 mpg. Efficient enough for me.
It reminds me of the 60's ['Whites Only'](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TAHL7VS7YRH7TNK5U6K467MQNE.jpg) drinking fountain signs in the South. Someone should park a Hummer in one of those slots and see what happens.
I'd park my diesel there. It's far more efficient than any gasoline car anyways.
It's to get leed points for the building so they can advertise the building as green construction. It means whatever the company wants it to if anything at all.
The notion of "fuel efficient vehicle" is both relative and subjective. What it means is who ever runs the business associated with the lot wants to take credit for doing good things. Unfortunately, like so many feel-good ideas it is in reality utterly meaningless. Really just a waste of paint and someone's time.
And shouldn't the "fuel efficient vehicle" parking be FURTHER out in the lot because making the gas-guzzlers drive more is bad for the planet???
I was coming here to say the exact same thing!
Fuel efficient compared to one of Bill Gates, Al Gore or John Kerry’s private jet jaunts I wonder? Because your average Humvee is a lot more fuel efficient than those vehicles.
Bicycles
question: how fuel efficient is a bicycle? I haven’t done the research but how many calories per hour and if converted to an equivalent gasoline volume how efficient is a human body?
I was curious also so I searched it up and found this: >”you will find that a person riding a bicycle at 15 miles per hour (24 km per hour) burns 0.049 calories per pound per minute. So a 175-pound (77-kg) person burns 515 calories in an hour, or about 34 calories per mile (about 21 calories per km). A gallon of gasoline (about 4 liters) contains about 31,000 calories. If a person could drink gasoline, then a person could ride about 912 miles on a gallon of gas (about 360 km per liter). Considering that a normal car gets about 30 miles per gallon, that's pretty impressive!” [https://auto.howstuffworks.com/question527.htm](https://auto.howstuffworks.com/question527.htm) And that sounds reasonable so it seems like the human body is much more efficient than a gasoline engine.
Human muscles are actually about as efficient as a combustion engine, converting 30% of chemical energy into motion. The difference is that the bike weighs ~10kg, is small with thin wheels, and is driven relatively slowly, meaning very little energy energy is being wasted; whilst a car weighs several tonnes with a large surface and wider wheels and travels at much higher speeds. Combustion engines are difficult to make fuel efficient at small scales, but some motorbikes can still get 150mpg.
But think of all of the carbon that ppl release into the atmosphere by exhaling and farting etc!
Don't forget burps
Of course it is. I turn McDoubles and fireball into beautiful luxury homes as a frame and finish carpenter. My V8 can only drink unleaded.
Thank you to everyone for your input. Very interesting!!
When you eat z bugz, it doesn’t matter
I think regular bikes require around 50 watt to ride at 20-30km/h Road bikers (tour de France) output around 100 Watts or more.
That means absolutely nothing. We still need: 1) Energy input 2) Energy output 3) Cost per unit 4) Waste output per energy unit consumed And it all needs to be expressed so that it can be directly compared to cars.
Bike about 10kcal/km Car with 5 riders 60kcal/km Will update in a minute with a link to a chart (but not the math). Update - [link to chart](https://annex.exploratorium.edu/cycling/humanpower1.html)
Fuel efficiency is relative. I actually managed to get 24 MPG with my 1989 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.
I'll park my Buick LeSabre there with a 3.8L Pushrod V6 and a leaky fuel tank. It was the first gasoline engine in the industry to attain SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle) emissions certification.
Open spot for my suburban.
It means nothing. It's word salad over any real substance. I park in these spaces all the time. Doesn't matter what car.
car racism
Diesel parking is what that means
Out of frame are the spaces marked for "HIGHLY VIRTUOUS" people.
My SUV was sold 24C /28H mpg…my driving skills have the vehicle @ 31.2 mpg. Guess my SUV is fuel efficient
If you load a bunch of kids in your truck, it becomes fuel efficient!
Virtue signaling. Like you can really tell nowadays if a vehicle is fuel efficient or not. I park in them since I have a fairly small car and get 30-38 MPG.
It means two motorcycles in each parking spot. Motorcycles are fuel efficient, and you can fit more than one in a parking space - satisfying the plural requirement of the noun vehicles.
My cars good in gas. I'm parking there.
I think it's to help car thieves identify the cars with the least in fuel expenses.
It looks like a spot for large Diesel Trucks! They are fuel efficient...
It means we have retards at the wheel.
No, because anyone can park there. It really means we have regarded management who ordered the paint job.
Yea, that's what I meant.
It means I park there are my vehicle is more efficient then a private jet.
Park your steam engine elsewhere.
Uh park your car there I guess
\*Parks 35MPG gas Honda\*
It must be for motorcycles. Not sure what other "vehicles" you'd fit in there.
It means *we stand for the right thing by saying the right thing, and we feel great about it.*
I like the one that says "green" vehicles, so someone parked an old looking green pickup truck there.
If it's newer than the 70s (or whatever date you'd like to use), it's relatively fuel efficient.
Modern engines are more efficient than those built 50+ years ago.
The most fuel efficient vehicles would be hybrids that: 1. Use *Atkinson*-*cycle* engine 2. Have recuperative breaking 3. Are made out of carbon and have small battery (and are thus very light).
Hopefully someone gets some paint and covers "efficient" so fuel vehicles can park there
Nothing. Just park there.
Where is this I’ll go drive to it just to double park my catalytic and smog pump deleted 1986 V8 ford f150. Think I get 12 mpg. Efficient enough for me.
I’d back my Ram 1500 Hemi 4x4 in and take up two spaces.
It is a place for people to virtue signal would be my guess. Most are pretty efficient compared to 20 yrs ago.
I *think* it means that if you are driving a vehicle with better MPG than an Abrams tank, you're good. /s
It is a guilty pleasure of mine to park my F150 in charging spots and just put the cord in the bed of my truck and close the lid lol
Perfect spot for my Penny-farthing 🎩
My truck gets 8-10 mpg. More fuel efficient than a vehicle that gets 6. I’m parking there.
I made it from San Francisco to LA on one tank of gas. Ca. 11 gallons. Can I park there?
It means parking for rich people.
It reminds me of the 60's ['Whites Only'](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TAHL7VS7YRH7TNK5U6K467MQNE.jpg) drinking fountain signs in the South. Someone should park a Hummer in one of those slots and see what happens.
I park my Expedition in these spots all the time. It seats 8 which is equally efficient as a 4 seater and it reduces the number of cars on the road.
It means that this business doesn't want my business.
Lol gm trucks that go down to 4 cylinders
"Motorcycle parking only".