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$490 fines begin: California's EV carpool decal program is officially over

The grace period for solo electric vehicle drivers to use carpool lanes ended Monday, Dec. 1 after the Trump administration stopped the Clean Air Vehicle decal program. Read More

California electric vehicle drivers lose major perk of purchase

Since 1999, California drivers who purchased a qualifying vehicle have been eligible for the state's Clean Air Vehicle decal, which permitted owners to drive in the carpool lane on freeways and bridge ... Read More

California EV drivers lose solo carpool lane access after Clean Air Vehicle decal program ends

The Clean Air Vehicle decal program has officially ended, meaning low-emission vehicles can no longer use High Occupancy Vehicle lanes with a single occupant. Read More

California electric-vehicle drivers will lose carpool lane privileges

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s Clean Air Vehicle decal program will end, stripping solo carpool lane access from roughly 500,000 ... Read More

Electric vehicle drivers in California could soon lose HOV lane perk

A perk for electric vehicle drivers could soon go away. Clean-air vehicle stickers may expire if federal leaders don’t act, KPBS reporter Jacob Aere reports, meaning solo EV drivers would no longer be ... Read More

Electric vehicle access for carpool lanes is ending. How will it affect you?

Sorry, EV drivers, you’re about to lose one of your most-coveted perks. One of California’s longest-running incentives for people to buy electric cars — a ... Read More

California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Leads 88 Democrat Lawmakers in Urging Protection of Electric Vehicle Investments in Bipartisan Surface Transportation Negotiations, Says ...

This month, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Sharice Davids (D-Kan.-03) led 88 lawmakers in pushing Senate Environment and Public Works and House Transportation and ... Read More

Hybrids outsell electric vehicles in California

(The Center Square) — Hybrid vehicles are gaining momentum in the California market, surpassing electric vehicles in the market share in the second quarter of this year. California New Car Dealers ... Read More

Electric vehicle sales in California sputter

Sales of new electric vehicles in California remained sluggish in the second quarter of this year and the road ahead appears bumpy, as federal tax credits will expire at the end of next month. Related ... Read More

California scraps popular e-bike incentive program, redirects $18M to electric car incentives

A California program created to help residents buy electric bikes has been canceled, leaving advocates questioning why it ended so suddenly. Read More