A violation ticket for driving solo in carpool lanes in California, also known as diamond lanes, or high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, is a minimum $490 fine.

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 ...

The federal law that enables California’s electric vehicles to use the high-occupancy vehicle lane without passengers is set to expire, spelling a likely end to a popular incentive amid broader ...

Sorry, EV drivers, you’re about to lose one of your most-coveted perks. One of California’s longest-running incentives for people to buy electric cars — a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A program that allowed solo drivers in clean-air vehicles to drive in the carpool lanes ends Wednesday. Experts ...

Unless lawmakers on Capitol Hill move quickly, one of the most desired perks of driving a zero-emissions vehicle in California will be put on the shelf by the end of next month. For years, motorists ...

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 ...

If you've driven a car through a major metropolitan area, then you've probably sat in rush hour traffic staring at a free-flowing carpool lane wondering whose bright idea it was to make a whole lane ...

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 ...