I recently was parking my Insight at a metered space in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles -- it was a 2-hour time limit space. A meter maid was writing up an expired meter ticket for the car behind me. As I was about to put money in my meter, she told me that it was not necessary as hybrids and electrics got to park for free. I had never heard of this "perk", but she even called her supervisor and confirmed it. Has anyone else ever heard of a "free parking" priviledge in his or her comminity?
John