SB 535 (Yee), Chapter 215, Statutes of 2010, established the «green sticker program,» which
allows certain single - occupant vehicles — generally, plug -
in hybrid vehicles that meet the Air Resources Board's strictest emission standard — to drive
in carpool lanes.
That means that even though the HOV
lane is meant for vehicles with 2 or more people
in it, as an incentive to promote
carpooling, these vehicles are
allowed in the HOV
lane with only a single person
in them.