STARTING TOMORROW, DRIVERS OF HYBRID CARS CAN NO LONGER LEGALLY DRIVE IN A CARPOOL LANE WITH NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THEIR CAR. AFTER 6 YEARS OF BEING ABLE TO DRIVE LEGALLY IN THE H.O.V. LANES, HYBRID DRIVERS WILL LOSE THAT SPECIAL PRIVILEGE. THAT’S BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SAY THAT HYBRIDS ARE NO LONGER “NOVEL” AND THEY WANT TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW GENERATION OF EVEN CLEANER RUNNING VEHICLES.