Parked cars over winter holiday

January 10, 2018

University Relations

Why are there at least 50 cars in the Taku lot (8b) that have been parked and plugged in (and haven't moved) since the start of the holiday break? When students are gone for a month, it doesn't make sense that their cars are plugged in for the entire time. That's a significant waste of electricity. There are cars there that have snow on the roof, but the hood is completely clear because of the heat generated over the month by their engine heaters. Any car that been winterized can be started after just an hour or two of being plugged in. It doesn't need to be plugged in for a month before starting. I've asked this question for three years now. I'm hoping there will be an answer this time, as my question just seemed to disappear the other times.