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Featured Hybrids kicked out of Free HOV?

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by wjtracy, Sep 29, 2019.

  1. 3PriusMike

    3PriusMike Prius owner since 2000, Tesla M3 2018

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    According to 3PriusMike's link above, maybe:

    Income-Based CAV Decal Program
    The Income-Based Clean Air Vehicle decal program may allow a new vehicle owner of a used vehicle that was previously issued a CAV decal prior to January 1, 2017, to be issued a CAV decal, valid until January 1, 2024, if the new owner meets the following criteria:

    • The new, current registered owner is NOT the owner of the vehicle when the decals issued prior to January 2017, expired;
    • The applicant’s total annual household income is at or below $65,760 (this amount is subject to change)
      • Total Annual Household Income requires the disclosure of the annual income of all members of the household, age 17 and older, who reside together and share common living expenses regardless if they are related
    • The new registered owner name(s) matches DMV records
     
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    Wow...but still the green sticker is out-dated right? You would need the Red or Purple?
    wow I am losing my Ca. sticker color memory.

    So there are 2 ways a older PiP could quailify:
    (1) if the older PiP (or other qualified plug-in vehcile) never had a sticker, you can get one
    (2) Per above income requirement you could get a second sticker

    Here in Virginia, historically we were the ones who invented the idea of free HOV for hybrids in 2001. Now that we are a Blue state, the idea of incentives for plug-ins is gaining momentum. Instead of stickers we had HOV plates, which you can keep forever, so it is awkward to control.
     
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    Don't forget orange;).

    That is being touted as the last one:(.

    But time will tell(y).
     
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    They have to end the program because they ran out of sticker colors.
     
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    Stickers, plates, or whatever, they also have to end the program when the federal authorization expires. Unless they built those lanes without federal money.
     
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    The purple on Blue Magnetism is a great combo:eek:.

    I can only imagine what some other color combos would look like:cool:.
     
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    Well regular hybrids like Prius are now disallowed on free HOV by Feds, but not sure about plug-ins...do they have a free HOV end date?
     
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    Yes, September 30, 2025, according to my post #19 in this very thread.
     
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    Cali HOV legislators now considering limiting PHEV's to around 30 miles EV range. That'd be good for cars like the RAV4prime, volt, clarity, i3BMW & just another or so.