EVs may no longer get free access to the carpool lane after September. Here's why that may end up being a good thing. California gives EVs and zero-emission vehicles access to the carpool lane, even ...

Solo EV drivers using California carpool lanes will face ticketing beginning Monday as the perk disappears. Though the benefit technically ended for solo drivers a few months ago, the Department of ...

For more than two decades, electric vehicle drivers in California have enjoyed a major perk: access to carpool lanes, even when driving solo. But that benefit—granted through the state’s Clean Air ...

Q: I just got the HOV stickers for my new 2025 Audi Q6 eTron BEV. I knew the program is expiring on Sept. 30, but I figured that meant no more stickers would be handed out after that date, but the ...

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly said there would be no grace period, based on state officials’ comments. But the California Highway ...

A program that allowed thousands of California motorists to use carpool lane perks and reduced tolls is coming to an end. The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced that all Clean Air ...

A grace period is ending Monday morning for those who drive electric vehicles as California’s carpool decal program is now officially over. California’s Clean Air Vehicle Decal program, which allowed ...