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Apparently California HOV users are waiting for Gov. Brown to sign bill AB544 which extends free HOV for most plug-ins (those with stickers dated after 2017). I believe many are confused about details, so all I know is what's in the article below. Sounds like PiP owners and other older plug-ins might be out of luck after 2018. I suppose this bill could increase CA plug-in sales, since you might need a new plug-in to keep the free HOV.

California Lawmakers Allow Clean Cars to Stay in Carpool Lanes | KQED Science

Here are a few links that all point to a Solid State Battery being the next generation for electric vehicles and that Toyota is intending to base their next generation EV on that technology.

Toyota teases solid state battery to be in production in early 2020(s):
Toyota Teases Battery Breakthrough; Elon Musk Doesn’t Believe It | News | Car and Driver | Car and Driver Blog

And, others are saying they will also have solid state battery technology in production within three years:

Bill Joy (venture capital):
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/story/bill-joy-finds-the-jesus-battery/amp

Dyson investing $1B in an EV solid state battery to be in production in 2020:...

Source: http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2017/10/06/gas-mileage-fuel-economy-window-stickers/730153001/


Source: EQUA Index - Independent real-world driving data

• 58.5 MPG - 2017 Prius Prime
• 54.6 MPG - 2014 Plug-in Prius
• 50.0 MPG - 2014 Prius
• 47.2 MPG - 2014 Prius c

They have more Prius model results using their "forecasted" versus the above "tested."

Bob Wilson