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71 messages, Last post on Sep 11, 2009 at 6:38 PM
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Replying to: ajulian (Jun 05, 2008 9:13 pm) tank ~8 gas gallon equivs ... but you'll probably never be able to fill more than 6.5 - 7.0 GGEs in a given fill. public filling - about the same as filling your normal car your mileage may vary! i live in the bay area and have a 40 mi commute through the worst traffic (east bay, bay bridge, pennisula) and i consistently get about 40 mp'g' ... so consistently can get 230-260 miles on a tank of 3600 psi. 200-ish on a 3000 psi fill. we hope to have you among us soon! epi
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I purchased my GX a month ago and received my silver HOV stickers! When I bought the car, the dealer said that the Gold/hybrid HOV stickers have an expiration date, but the Silver/SULEV HOV stickers won't expire. But I don't see this information anywhere on the CA DMV website. Any help would be great. Guavashelly
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Replying to: guavashelly (Jun 07, 2008 10:51 am)
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Replying to: freedml (Jun 07, 2008 6:54 pm) I don't know, the Feds are upset that the HOV lanes are too slow. That may cause the state to allow the stickers to lapse, since allowing extra vehicles in the lanes is one factor slowing them down. Here is an exerpt from the DMV site (Boldface is from the DMV site): Carpool lane use may be restricted at any time by state and federal law for all Clean Air Vehicles carrying fewer occupants than the posted minimum requirement, if their presence is determined by the California Department of Transportation to contribute to increased traffic congestion, increased travel times, decreased sustained travel speeds, or other factors affecting any carpool lane or segment of that lane. |
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Again, the stickers won't lapse or expire. The program may expire 1/1/11 or it may be extended. The law already allows the state to suspend solo driver access to any HOV lane they determine is too crowded. They haven't done this yet, but they have always had the power to do so. |
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Solo HOV access stickers are no longer being issued to hybrids since the CA DMV has already assigned 85,000 Clean Air Vehicle Stickers (yellow) for hybrids. But since the Honda GX Natural Gas Vehicle is not a hybrid, it is an alternative fuel vehicle, they are still issuing the SULEV silver/stickers, which I got last month. Since the Honda GX is an alternative fuel vehicle and not a hybrid, I am wondering if the solo HOV program for CNG vehicles will go beyond January 1, 2011 program termination date. - Shelly |
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| My guess is that the program will be extended and all stickered cars will continue to access the HOV lanes. But, if not, all stickered cars will be out of luck. They might make a distinction between white and yellow stickers but I doubt it - -those Prius owners were powerful enough to get Federal law changed to get their stickers. I bet they can get the state to renew the program. | |
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Replying to: epnfrn (Jun 06, 2008 7:14 am) I just bout a 2009 GX and I am waiting for the plates so I can apply for the Carpool lane stickers. I'm hoping that they are the silver/white ones I dont want to be confused with the hybrids.
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Replying to: silvergx2009 (Sep 11, 2009 6:11 pm) 40mpg is pie in the sky. with normal fuel dispensers you can't really tell what your mileage is. maybe 35 all highway no stops no ac keep it below 65 etc. |
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