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A program that began in 1999 to encourage more electric car ownership is set to expire next year without congressional and state action.
The California Clean Air Vehicle program is set to expire, unless there is federal or state intervention.
As of right now, those “clean air” stickers won’t be renewed come Sept. 30, 2025.
This means owners of electric, plug-in hybrid or natural gas vehicles with stickers allowing them access to the carpool lane would no longer have access.
For the program to continue, the federal government would first have to extend their programs for clean air vehicles. Then, California would have to extend its carpool access.
“To the best of my knowledge, there isn’t even a bill introduced yet so time is running out,” John Goodwin, with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, told The San Francisco Chronicle.
There are more than 400,000 drivers in California who currently have decals.
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