If only they would allow conversions to get the white stickers... Regards, Stephen
On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 12:01 AM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > % Dealership owners like selling pih more than selling EVs> more > back-end/return-trip maintenance/repair profits % > > > http://www.hybridcars.com/max-limit-for-california-green-hov-stickers-reached-once-again/ > Max Limit For California Green HOV Stickers Reached Once Again > December 21, 2015 Brian Ro > > [image] (pih) > Last week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that the cap > for green solo-access High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) stickers for plug-in > hybrids had been reached. > > In a posting to its official website, CARB issued a statement [ > http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/carpool/carpool.htm > ] saying that all of the allotted 85,000 green HOV stickers had been > disbursed, and that future applications received would be placed into a > waiting queue in the event legislation authorizing more stickers to be > issued is approved. > > “IMPORTANT NOTICE: The 85,000 statutory Green Clean Air Vehicle Decal > limit has been reached. The DMV will continue to accept applications > without > payment to establish a queue for requesters should an additional amount of > decals be authorized. There is no guarantee that additional decals will be > authorized in the coming months. Those individuals in the queue will be > notified to submit payment if additional decals are approved. Updates will > be provided here as more information becomes available.” > > Plug-in hybrids (PHEV) such as the Chevy Volt, BMW i3 REx, and Ford Fusion > and C-Max Energi are eligible for the green HOV sticker, lucrative to > drivers in California as they can cut commute times significantly during > rush hour on congested freeways. > > Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) such as the Tesla Model S and Nissan Leaf > are eligible for the white HOV sticker, which has no allotment > restrictions. > The green and white stickers, both set to expire on Jan. 1 2019, allow > single occupant vehicles to travel in carpool lanes normally reserved for > vehicles carrying two or more people. > > Limits on green HOV stickers have been reached three times previously, with > a 15,000-sticker increase being approved by California legislators shortly > after each time. The last such increase, approved in June of this year, > increased the limit of green stickers from 70,000 to the current limit of > 85,000. There is currently no legislation known being officially considered > to increase the current cap from 85,000. > > A recent study by UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation concluded that 40 > percent of electric vehicles purchased in California from 2010 to 2013 were > influenced by HOV-lane access incentives. > > If new legislation is not approved, predicting the precise effect of the > lack of green HOV sticker availability on PHEV sales moving forward is > difficult. However, manufacturers have in the past placed particular > importance on ensuring their vehicles are eligible for such incentives. > > In Feb. 2012, Chevrolet announced mid-cycle tweaks to the emissions system > of the 2012 Chevy Volt that made it eligible for California purchase > incentives as well as the much-coveted HOV-lane stickers. > > Prior to officially going on sale in the U.S. in 2014, BMW propositioned > CARB to allow the range-extended (REx) version of the BMW i3 to be eligible > for white HOV sticker. The automaker went so far as to seek a new “BEVx” > designation category for its i3 REx, which it succeeded in doing, though > the > REx version ended up being eligible for only the green HOV sticker. > > Potential buyers of PHEVs in California that had been making their purchase > contingent on receiving the green HOV stickers may now be forced to > reconsider their options if new legislation for raising the current cap is > not announced. > [© hybridcars.com] > ... > > http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-news/ci_29295327/green-carpool-stickers-all-gone > California's 85,000 green carpool stickers are all gone > [December 22, 2015] > ... > > http://www.hybridcars.com/california-green-hov-stickers-for-phevs-almost-maxed-out-again/ > California Green HOV Stickers For PHEVs Almost Maxed Out – Again > November 23, 2015 > ... > [dated] > > http://www.hybridcars.com/hov-access-is-key-for-california-plug-in-car-purchases/ > HOV Access Is Key For California Plug-in Car Purchases > July 14, 2014 > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-2015-CA-pih-Green-HOV-Stickers-Limit-hit-ran-out-tp4679345.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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