H.O.V. Stickers Stall in California

THE gridlocked freeways of California are the stuff of legend, so when the state's Air Resources Board began administering a sticker program granting drivers of plug-in hybrids a free pass into high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, a flood of applications was expected. The flood has instead been a trickle. Since the program started in January, the California Motor Vehicles Department has issued 4,092 of the green-colored stickers to drivers who own or lease the Chevrolet Volt or Toyota Prius Plug...