Fewer Than 4,000 Green Calif. HOV Stickers Remain

by Cameron Aubernon

Published: March 20th, 2014

fewer than 4 000 green calif hov stickers remain

For potential California PHEV owners, time may soon run out to obtain the Green Clean Air Vehicle Sticker issued by the California Environmental Protection Agency for HOV lane use, as only 3,770 of the 40,000 stickers remain available.

Inside EVs reports a huge spike in applications for the green stickers since the start of 2013, with 12,000 issued last year, and 8,000 more since January. This is in contrast to 2012, when around 500 stickers per month were issued in the first seven months of the year.

The stickers, meant for AT PZEVs such as the Toyota Prius and Chevrolet Volt, will likely be gone by the time BMW brings the i3 extended-range model to the United States this summer, and in spite of the automaker’s best efforts, only the pure-electric i3 will be eligible for the White Clean Air Vehicle Sticker issued to as many approved EVs, fuel-cell- and CNG-powered vehicles — like the Tesla Model S, Ram 2500 and Honda FCX Clarity — as can be registered.

Both green and white HOV stickers are set to expire New Year’s Day 2019, extended from the same date in 2015.

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Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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Tced2 on Mar 20, 2014

Where did the original 40,000 number come from? Why not 50,000? or 400,000?

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- Clivesl on Mar 20, 2014
  
  Remember, the initial purpose for these lanes was for carpools to not have to sit in traffic. I would hope they base the number of stickers on some sort of formula, based on what sort of capacity the roads can handle. Of course, I am the optimistic sort, so they probably just pulled that original number out of thin air.
  
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- Masouds on Mar 20, 2014
  
  @clivesl No idea about Southern California, but here in the Bay area, I can tell you that during rush hour, carpool^WPrius ^W Volt ^W Lexus(*) lane is not different than other lanes. Not on US-101, not on CA-85 or I-280. All clogged. ---- (*) Some portions of freeways have been converted to allow people with Fastrack passes drive on the carpool lane and pay a toll (I-680S, CA-237). The plan is to have all of them be like this. We cannot have new immigrants in their 92 Camrys clog the carpool lane while Joey VC steams in his brand new Lexus IS-F you see.
  
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- Clivesl on Mar 20, 2014
  
  @masouds Also in the Bay area. They are reasonably clear on 80, but carpools are 3 or more on that stretch. They are also not bad on 880.
  
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- Guevera on Mar 22, 2014
  @clivesl I would hope they base the number of stickers on some sort of formula, based on what sort of capacity the roads can handle. Have you met the California legislature? A more vapid group of children, ideologes, and incompetents I've never seen.
  
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- PandaBear on Mar 25, 2014
  
  @masouds You mean Tesla? I don't think any Lexus qualify for sticker (the original yellow stickers expired by now).
  
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Jim brewer on Mar 20, 2014

Don't understand why we incentivize these kinds of cars on one hand, and then, in some states, propose to revamp road taxes to tax these cars which supposedly aren't paying their fair share. Which is it?

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Zip89123 on Mar 20, 2014

This should be illegal, but then again it's Commiefornia.

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- TOTitan on Mar 21, 2014
  
  Commiefornia? As James May would say....You sir, are an imbecile.
  
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- Zip89123 on Mar 21, 2014
  
  @TOTitan As I would say, you fool, are a fool.
  
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Achtgang on Mar 22, 2014

With the stickers gone, sales of the green machines will plummet.

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