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Can Electric Cars use Bus Lanes?
I know in some countries and states in the U.S. electric cars can use HOV lanes, but can electric cars also use bus lanes?
Marlee John · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Yes, in some regions of the world like England electric cars can use bus lanes under the label of them being low-emissions vehicles but it’s uncommon. In most cities, bus lanes are reserved for busses only.
Bus lanes—like HOV lanes—are specifically designated express lanes for vehicles carrying more than eight passengers. Public transport, schools busses, and vans often fall under this category. The application may vary from region to region, but typically during high traffic hours, regular cars are often not allowed to use these lanes.
In 2016 England relabelled them “low-emission vehicle lanes” to let [electric vehicles]
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) use them. This was to be used as an incentive for more drivers to switch to electric vehicles to reduce fuel emissions from cars. As the number of EVs on the road increases bus lanes may be reduced again to only busses (and cyclists) to ensure that the express lane stays “express”. Electric cars have many incentives, but driving in bus lanes is not a common one.
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