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Did San Jose city council member try to change law to help sell his electric car?

In San Jose, California, as in many cities, hybrids (at least those bought in the city) park free. This has lead to a $7,700 loss of revenue, monthly, for the city. That's not too much, in the larger picture, but a little more couldn't hurt, right? City council member Pete Constant wants zero emission vehicles to qualify for that free parking too, no matter where they were purchased. But the proposal was taken off the agenda by the city attorney. Why? A potential conflict of interest, as Pete is trying to sell his 2002 GEM. "There's no ... Read more →

Interested in free scooter parking throughout New York City? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Remember the study that said "if Americans were to utilize one of the latest eco-friendly motor scooters for just 10 percent of their everyday travel, they could potentially reduce national fuel ...

Free parking at BP, but only if you're driving green Dane Muldoon

In a move similar to London's push to charge for parking on a sliding scale related to vehicle emissions, employees at BP's Alternative Energy facility in Houston receive free parking if they drive ...

New Haven runs out of free parking stickers for hybrid drivers Alex Nunez

Last week, Sebastian mentioned that New Haven, CT is allowing hybrid drivers to park at city meters for free as long as they are residents and display a sticker issued by city hall. Great idea. Not so ...

Did San Jose city council member try to change law to help sell his electric car? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In San Jose, California, as in many cities, hybrids (at least those bought in the city) park free. This has lead to a $7,700 loss of revenue, monthly, for the city. That's not too much, in the larger picture, but a little more couldn't hurt, right? City council member Pete Constant wants zero ...

Interested in free scooter parking throughout New York City? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Remember the study that said "if Americans were to utilize one of the latest eco-friendly motor scooters for just 10 percent of their everyday travel, they could potentially reduce national fuel consumption by 14 million gallons of gasoline per day and decrease carbon dioxide emissions by 324 ...

Free parking at BP, but only if you're driving green 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a move similar to London's push to charge for parking on a sliding scale related to vehicle emissions, employees at BP's Alternative Energy facility in Houston receive free parking if they drive the very greenest vehicles. BP pays for its employees parking based on their vehicle's emission ...

New Haven runs out of free parking stickers for hybrid drivers 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last week, Sebastian mentioned that New Haven, CT is allowing hybrid drivers to park at city meters for free as long as they are residents and display a sticker issued by city hall. Great idea. Not so great is the fact that only 100 stickers were ordered, and those ran out back in May. Hybrid owners ...


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