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GM's Volt Heads for California Car-Pool Lanes

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DETROIT (MainStreet) -- GM(GM) said low-emission Chevrolet Volts are on their way to California, where drivers will be able to drive them in the state's car-pool lanes, even without passengers.

Customers will also qualify for a $1,500 state rebate.

New Volts -- now eligible for single-person use in car-pool lanes -- are on their way to California, GM says.

An inability to qualify to be driven in California car-pool lanes has been a drag on Volt sales, given that California is the largest auto market and its drivers are particularly prone to buy fuel-efficient cars.