Loss of EV, alternative fuel HOV lane perk to shake up commute, potentially increase congestion

Starting Sept. 30, drivers of electric and alternative fuel vehicles will no longer be allowed to drive alone in the HOV lanes or drive toll-free in the express lanes on Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County.

The exemption for these vehicles expires at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 29, meaning these drivers must pay tolls in the express lanes unless they have two or more people in the car.

“You pay extra for the EV decal on the vehicle, so you kind of want some sort of benefit to it,” Seyat Nuriyeva, a Tesla driver affected by the change, told Channel 2’s Bryan Mims

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