Posted on 01/05/2013 7:53:14 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
On a recent morning, Jack Luu parked his plug-in Toyota Prius in one of the most expensive lots at Los Angeles International Airport before flying off to a film shoot in Canada. The lot, where Mr. Luu leaves his car as many as 10 times a month for business trips, normally charges $30 a day.
But when Mr. Luu returned home three weeks later, he drove out, as usual, without paying a dime.
"That was a huge reason why I bought the car in the first place," says the 35-year-old Santa Monica, Calif., postproduction company executive, whose car qualifies for free parking for up to a month at a time in two of LAX's most convenient—and costly—short-term lots.
Electric cars charging in one of the short-term lots LAX, where such vehicles are allowed to park free for 30 days.
.Other than that, he says his ride is "expensive, underpowered and not really all that green," because it can run just 12 miles on electricity before switching to gas.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Exactly-cars for people who think electricity magically comes out of the socket.
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