The San Antonio City Council recently announced that owners of hybrid vehicles could register for free parking at any of the city’s 2010 parking meters.

They aren’t alone, many city councils across America are taking action while the Federal Government is dragging its feet.

I wasn’t able to find any statistics on hybrid car usage in San Antonio - but would be interesting to see what affect this has on the percentages in the city.

San Antonion joins a range of other city councils who have joined the push including:

  • Charlotte, North Carolina purchased 2 dozen alternative fuel vehicles for their city fleet.
  • Houston, Texas committed to making up to 80% of the 3500 vehicles in their city fleet hybrid by 2010
  • Los Angeles offers free parking at designated meters throughout the city. This is expected to last until at least 2007
  • Other councils across America who have lowered taxes and registration costs for hybrid vehicle purchases



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