I don’t understand why a hybrid car would need a spot close to the handicapped ones. Unless it is close to an electrical outlet for them to plug in their cars to recharge. Not sure if a sign like that is legal or just done as a “courtesy”...kind of like the parking signs for women that are pregnant or with young children.
The sign is legal, there is nothing in “discrimination codes” that prohibit this form of discrimination. Same as when businesses AND employers had a “No Bush Voter” policy to denying hotel rooms and employment to Bush Voters in 2004.
Political correctness is thought control. It does NOT celebrate diversity.