California EV drivers will have a two-month grace period to adjust to not driving in the carpool lane solo, thanks to a state law, since Clean Air Vehicle decals will expire on Sept. 30.

“The California Highway Patrol’s goal is always to educate the motoring public when there’s a change in the law,” CHP said in a statement to KTLA. “State law provides a 60-day transition period beginning Oct. 1, during which drivers with a valid clean-air decal will not be cited for driving alone in the carpool lane. After that, driving solo in the carpool lane could result in a citation.”

The DMV stopped accepting new decal applications on Aug. 29.

HOV lane access for single-occupant clean-air vehicles in California was first authorized in 1999 and last reauthorized in 2017. The DMV began issuing Clean

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