The Golden State is very close to running out of stickers ... up precious HOV lane space all on their own, according to Green Car Reports. To add insult to injury, the funds for California's ...

A few weeks later it was reported that used hybrids that came with a carpool lane sticker were fetching price premiums of up to $4,000 just for the ability to use the HOV lanes.

The California DMV will allow more drivers with plug-in hybrids privileged access to high occupancy vehicle lanes. Starting this month, the DMV is offering an additional 15,000 green HOV stickers ...