Costs
UCI Parking Permits:
General day pass: $8
Month total for day pass: $160
Month commuter permit: $54
Campus resident per month: $85
Privately-Owned Apartment Communities (Verano Place, Palo Verde, Santiago, Vista del Campo, Vista del Campo Norte, Camino del Sol, Puerta del Sol): $225
Car Fuel:
Average UCI commuter drives 10 miles and has a mid sized 4V sedan (http://www.commutercheck.com). A midsize 4V sedan holds up to 14 gallons, assuming gas is consumed on a weekly basis, and with the current gas prices of Orange County at $3.50/gallon (http://www.orangecountygasprices.com), then gas at this rate would cost almost $50/week which amounts to $2600 annually!
UCI Parking Permits:
General day pass: $8
Month total for day pass: $160
Month commuter permit: $54
Campus resident per month: $85
Privately-Owned Apartment Communities (Verano Place, Palo Verde, Santiago, Vista del Campo, Vista del Campo Norte, Camino del Sol, Puerta del Sol): $225
Car Fuel:
Average UCI commuter drives 10 miles and has a mid sized 4V sedan (http://www.commutercheck.com). A midsize 4V sedan holds up to 14 gallons, assuming gas is consumed on a weekly basis, and with the current gas prices of Orange County at $3.50/gallon (http://www.orangecountygasprices.com), then gas at this rate would cost almost $50/week which amounts to $2600 annually!
**UPDATE**
Calculating CO2 Emissions
emissions from a gallon of gasoline = 2,421 grams x 0.99 x (44/12)
= 8,788 grams = 8.8 kg/gallon = 19.4 pounds/gallon
(http://www.epa.gov/oms/climate/420f05001.htm)
emissions from a gallon of gasoline = 2,421 grams x 0.99 x (44/12)
= 8,788 grams = 8.8 kg/gallon = 19.4 pounds/gallon
(http://www.epa.gov/oms/climate/420f05001.htm)
According to a report by the Environmental Defense Fund, average households with two sedans will emit an average of over 20,000 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. Sport utility vehicles (SUV) are estimated to emit as much as 40 percent higher more. The amount of pollution can stay in the atmosphere for over 100 years, risking the future generations to the potentially dangerous effects of global warming.
Cars along with other vehicular traffic contribute to about 51 percent of the carbon monoxide and 31 percent of carbon dioxide in the air.
(http://www.freelegaladvicehelp.com/environmental-law/pollution/Car-Pollution-Facts.html)
(http://www.freelegaladvicehelp.com/environmental-law/pollution/Car-Pollution-Facts.html)
