youngbaerhee wrote:
The white hov sticker is going to expire at the end of this year,2018.
Apparently, whoever leased 2016 golf now have to lease a new electric car to apply for
the red sticker.
Depends on when the sticker was issued to the car. If you leased a 2016, but the sticker was issued after 1/1/17 or later, you can apply for the red sticker. If the sticker was issued before 1/1/17, the HOV privilege will expire 12/31/18.
youngbaerhee wrote:
Is this fair? I now have to get another car when I have 6 months
left on my lease. Couldn't I just apply for a new red stick with my 2016 car?
See above. Even back in 2016, the stickers were set to expire 12/31/18. An extension was never guaranteed. Dealers typically don't know (or wouldn't say) this when trying to sell you a car.
youngbaerhee wrote:
If this is true, why would anyone buy a electric car since every new sticker
has an expiration date?
Please correct me if i am wrong.
Every new electric car bought today and moving forward will have between 3-4 years of HOV privilege at most with the entire program to end 9/30/25. The idea is that the sticker is an incentive, not a lifetime privilege. Doing so would make the HOV lanes completely pointless.