California's long-running perk that let electric cars glide solo through carpool lanes has flipped into a costly trap for drivers who miss the rule change. Anyone who keeps using high-occupancy ...

California is about to end its EV HOV decal program. The Trump administration has decided not to extend the popular program. California was the first state to implement a clean air vehicle program ...

10:09 a.m. Aug. 8, 2025: Correction: An earlier version of this article stated the decal stickers would become invalid Oct. 2. They will no longer be valid Oct. 1. For the last two decades, more than ...

Electric and alternative-fuel vehicle owners in California will no longer be able to use the carpool lanes with impunity come October 1, 2025, and a single sticker is to blame for the massive shift in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bad news, electric vehicle owners. Starting Monday morning, one of California’s longest-running incentives for people to buy electric cars — a program that provided access to carpool lanes regardless ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Harley is a noted automotive industry expert and analyst. The federal regulations that allowed states to issue Clean Air ...

A popular perk for California drivers of electric and low-emission cars is coming to an end. Beginning Oct. 1, motorists with a Clean Air Vehicle decal will no longer be able to drive solo in carpool ...

For the last two decades, more than a million motorists who have slapped “clean air vehicle” decals on their electric and hybrid cars have been free to cruise in carpool lanes with no passengers. But ...