tmoz
S85D, Y LR, ex Prius PiP
You got lucky. Others have been ticketed.My Tesla purchase was the first time I've seen the plates come from somewhere other than MVD. I think Tesla pre-fills a bunch of paperwork or something, MVD sends the plates to them, and they turn around and resend to the buyer. Weird model. Every other vehicle purchase I've made, plates were mailed directly from MVD. My Model 3 plate was shipped from a Tesla's location in CA.
Legally you may not be allowed in the HOV lane with temp tags, but in practice I think it doesn't matter. I got pulled over for speeding with temp tags in the HOV lane...officer didn't mention or cite me for HOV violation.