, Calif. —

Electric vehicle drivers in California will soon lose their ability to drive solo in carpool lanes as the Clean Air Vehicle decal program is set to end on September 30.

These decals have marked more than a million electric and hybrid cars in California since 2001, allowing drivers to use carpool lanes with only one person in the car.

Federal legislation is required to extend the program, but that has not happened.

The DMV explains the program’s end on their website, saying, “The federal government is ending the CAVD program at midnight on September 30, 2025, pursuant to Section 166 of Title 23 of the United States Code. While the federal government gives the DMV the authority to create the CAVD program, the state must follow federal regulations that are expiring.”

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