Would You Buy A Car Simply Because It Has HOV Lane Privileges?

After the sensationalism of last year’s post-federal crash test battery fires, the Chevrolet Volt has something to smile about once again, thanks to the state of California finally approving the car for solo motoring in freeway High Occupancy Vehicle (carpool) lanes. Initially, the Volt had been disqualified, much to the chagrin of General Motors, though with a new Low Emissions Package (that includes the addition of a secondary air injection system to reduce exhaust pollution) the 2012 model is now eligible.

Although HOV single occupancy seems like a contradiction in terms, since these lanes were originally conceived for vehicles carrying two or more people; the idea behind HOVSC is to encourage commuters to drive low emissions vehicles in order to combat smog, which remains a problem, particularly in the LA basin.

 

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iamdabest1 - 2/28/2012 8:11:13 AM

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HELL NO !! what loser would ever want to be in the hov lane ???? at least when you drive in the other 3-4 lanes you can cut someone off if the WOMAN in front of you is too slow.. being in the HOV lane is torture if the the person in front of you has their damn cruise control on at 60.

vdiv - 2/28/2012 3:54:40 PM

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55 mph, not 60, and that person would be me :p

No, I agree, the HOV lanes are there to reduce congestion regardless of the vehicle type. Better incentives are needed to get people into low emission cars.