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California EV drivers to lose solo carpool access in October: What to know
KTLA ^ | September 9, 2025 | by: Iman Palm

Posted on 09/09/2025 3:17:38 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Bad news for electric vehicle owners in California.

The California DMV is reminding drivers that federal regulations authorizing Clean Air Vehicle decals, which allowed qualifying cars to use carpool lanes with a single occupant or pay reduced toll rates in some areas, will expire on Sept. 30.

The decals were valid for up to four years, but the federal government’s decision to end the program means all decals will become invalid on Oct. 1, regardless of when they were issued.

(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: automotive; california; carpool; electricvehicles; evs

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1 posted on 09/09/2025 3:17:38 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yes! I voted for this.

2 posted on 09/09/2025 3:24:12 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

All things Democrat prove to be a scam in the end.


3 posted on 09/09/2025 3:30:45 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Pornography feeds abortion. Abortion is Satan's ultimate effort to hurt God. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Don’t panic, single occupant California EV drivers.

Buy a cheap mannequin. Dress it up like a Muslim. Put it in your front passenger seat. No one will bother you.

Simple, eh?


4 posted on 09/09/2025 3:42:37 PM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Saving the Earth should be reward enough.


5 posted on 09/09/2025 3:42:47 PM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Solo carpool access? Is that where you can use the carpool lane as long as you are holding a red Solo cup?


6 posted on 09/09/2025 3:46:07 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

Solo carpool access means Harrison Ford won’t be ticketed.


7 posted on 09/09/2025 3:52:12 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right
Solo carpool access means Harrison Ford won’t be ticketed.

Yes he would, but for speeding in his rust bucket Ford Falcon.
8 posted on 09/09/2025 4:10:51 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
My sister traded in her Acura and purchased a Tesla. She loves the Tesla around town, but trips to see her son in Truckee and daughter in St Louis are distances that force driving the pickup or flying. I don't know if she has been taking advantage of the "solo" access.

On a related note, I've seen a lot more Teslas around Pocatello this Summer. Recently, I've started checking to see if they have Idaho license plates. A few do and they are local (Bannock County 1B prefix) plates. Winter is coming. I only know of 2 places to charge an EV in town. The Walmart lot and one of the car dealers.

9 posted on 09/09/2025 4:11:47 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Jonty30

“All things Democrat prove to be a scam in the end.”

You get the post of the day reward.


10 posted on 09/09/2025 4:17:43 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: FreedomPoster

Me Too....


11 posted on 09/09/2025 4:24:06 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ah, yes. The government giveth, and the government taketh away.

This is actually a repeat of the democRATS offering carpool lane access to the “correct” vehicle.

When the Prius hybrid first came out, the same virtue-signaling leftists purchased them. The Kalifornia democRATS dangled the same “carpool lane access” if you had, or would buy, a Prius. Later, they rescinded carpool lane “privilege.” More than a few of the Prius owners who ONLY purchased the Prius to access the carpool lane were none too pleased. Oh, well.


12 posted on 09/09/2025 4:24:59 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try )
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To: Larry Lucido

Ok, I laughed, that was good!

And those days are pretty much over, even as a passenger.


13 posted on 09/09/2025 4:27:15 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Myrddin

Boise metro has two Tesla dealerships, and one charging station I know of behind the Tucanos restaurant on Overland Rd. Teslas are everywhere around here.


14 posted on 09/09/2025 4:27:28 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Myrddin

“I only know of 2 places to charge an EV in town. The Walmart lot and one of the car dealers.”

Many may have a home charger.

I’d be reticent to use an EV in Houston due to the flooding issue in hurricane season every year. But for around town in a more inland place a Tesla might work well.


15 posted on 09/09/2025 4:33:39 PM PDT by Fai Mao ( used to care, but things have changed ~ Bob Dylan)
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To: Dr. Sivana

“”Yes he would, but for speeding in his rust bucket Ford Falcon.””

As long as he stays out of airplanes, it’s OK!


16 posted on 09/09/2025 4:49:44 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“California EV drivers to lose solo carpool access in October: What to know”

Some well-deserved PUNISHMENT for helping to advance the Democrat Agenda.


17 posted on 09/09/2025 4:59:28 PM PDT by BobL
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Ah, poor little smug thugs.
One less privilege for the masters.
18 posted on 09/09/2025 5:03:25 PM PDT by Ex gun maker. (Free thinking is now a radical concept, I will not be assimilated by PC or EV group-think!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Boo hoo, libs, cry me a river.


19 posted on 09/09/2025 5:09:15 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
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To: Fai Mao
IMHO, as an EV owner who has one mainly for financial purposes, having an EV for "around town" is feasible if you drive a lot of home charged miles. When I had to replace my wife's gas crossover anyway, the decision of higher EV crossover price vs lower gas crossover price (plus other expenses that come with an EV like adding to your power bill), but compared to the EV saving on gas and oil changes ... it came out to 12K miles of home charged miles per year.

Anything below that and it's cheaper to get a gas car. Drive more than 12K miles per year (we drive ours 18K on home charged miles, not counting charging on road trips) and an EV is worth it. But even with that, I wouldn't get one unless you have a gas car (like if you need 2 cars anyway in a marriage) for the road trips that don't have good fast charging options (or if you drive up north during the winter).

To be honest, the truly main reason I got an EV is because I charge it with home solar. I can't produce my own gasoline and do most of my driving in a gas car with homemade energy like I can with an EV. I just did the math as though the solar wouldn't be enough (and I'd have to pull power from the grid for charging).

20 posted on 09/09/2025 5:32:11 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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