PHOENIX — If there is no change to an incoming federal code, all electric vehicles (EVs) with only a driver will not have access to HOV lanes during restricted hours beginning on Wednesday, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced.

The current code states that EVs or other “alternative fuel or energy efficient” vehicles, regardless of number of occupants, can use Arizona HOV lanes during freeway restricted hours, which go from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays.

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