Plan for Toll Lanes in Los Angeles County to charge EV Divers

[Economite]

According to the last four paragraphs of this article, the Los Angeles MTA plans (if Caltrans consents) to start charging tolls for solo EV drivers in the toll lanes.

Bad traffic in L.A.'s toll lanes? Blame the 25% of drivers who don't pay to use them, officials say

 

[BinaryField]

I think it might be helpful to clarify that the title of this article is aimed at people who cheat and switch their transponders to carpool mode when they are solo. The part about plans to charge EV drivers, who may use the lanes for free, is not related.

 

[kort677]

having to deal with the traffic there is enough of a punishment.