Yes, they do and it’s an expensive ticket. But since 2013 I’ve only used 1 small sticker on PPF as depicted on 3 cars (instead of 4 all over the sides and front), and never had a problem with minimalist approach.
This is the “new” yellow, slightly more orangish. The very first version on old Prius’s is no longer valid.
Back when things were simpler they didn’t really bother. But now that there are different color stickers every year, not everyone is eligible for them even on new cars, and a great many early Teslas had stickers that are now expired, the sticker itself is really the only way to determine eligibility.
Assuming they don't suddenly start extending things (which if they planned to do they should have done it already) yes this is the last year.
Basically yeah, no time like the present.
Well 3.75 years, except for all the fake EV hybrids they have also allowed in the HOV lanes.
That has been said before , but then re-continued, although with additional restrictions. It is up to California legislature to decide.
Of course. But like I said above, EV sales increases combined with the overall bustedness of HOV lanes already makes that seem pretty unlikely. EV sales are already 10% of the market in California and could easily be double that by 2025.
Alternatively they could remove plug-in hybrids from getting a decal.
I agree they have no business being eligible in 2022 let alone 2025, but that’s not nearly enough to make a difference. Pure BEVs are already outselling plug in hybrids by more than 2:1. There’s simply not enough HOV lane capacity available to continue the incentive as the EV share of overall vehicles rapidly increases.
This take is misleading. For the first 2016 expiration, there was a bill in 2013 to extend things to 2019.
Sticker lets you use the Express lane for free even if you’re the only one in the car (you still need a Fastrak Flex transponder, you just set it to “3” all the time so you don’t get charged).
That changed on the majority of Calif. Express Lanes a few years ago. Some lower volume hwys still allow EVs to switch transponder to 3+, but most now only provide a 15% discount for single occupancy, eligible cars. Your Clean Air Vehicle registration must be set up with Fastrak to get the discount.
They are ugly. I just got mine and was about to put them on the same way that I put on my stickers on my other EVs (with one little one on the rear bumper as pictured in your post) BUT read the instructions and now am confused. Did the instructions change? The ones that came with mine say place both little stickers on the "front bumper".
