EV drivers to lose special access to carpool lanes Wednesday

More than a million electric vehicle drivers are about to lose access to a key perk.

Starting Wednesday, unless they have the required number of passengers, EV drivers in 12 states will no longer be able to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes once a provision in the 2015 U.S. highway and infrastructure bill ends with the conclusion of the federal fiscal year.

What You Need To Know • Starting Wednesday, unless they have the required number of passengers, EV drivers in 12 states will no longer be able to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes once a provision in the 2015 U.S. highway and infrastructure bill ends with the conclusion of the federal fiscal year • A provision in the 2015 U.S. highway and infrastructure bill that allowed single-occupancy EVs in high-occupancy lanes expires September