HOV lane Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:04:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Is the BMW i3 Aiming for a California HOV Lane Loophole? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/is-the-bmw-i3-aiming-for-a-california-hov-lane-loophole-20130711/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/is-the-bmw-i3-aiming-for-a-california-hov-lane-loophole-20130711/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:04:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39171 The BMW i3 and i8, shown as extended-range electric vehicles [EREV] in recent years on the auto show circuits, are a highly anticipated addition to the BMW lineup. The new BMW ‘i’ line is a new direction in green technology The BMW i3, in particular, is actually set for a full reveal at the end […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/is-the-bmw-i3-aiming-for-a-california-hov-lane-loophole-20130711/feed/ 3 39171 Green Cars in California Get Extended Privileged Access to HOV Lane https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-cars-hov-lane-20130215/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-cars-hov-lane-20130215/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:15:34 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33376 In California, green car buyers have an advantage over the others: they can travel in the carpool (HOV) lane, by law, in a green car that has only one occupant. That law was about to expire on Jan. 1, 2015, but it seems that it’s going to be extended 10 more years. This is just […]

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