As of July 1, yellow-sticker vehicles must meet a higher passenger quota to gain access to these highly coveted driving zones.The days when yellow-stickered partial-hybrid vehicles were allowed to travel with a single passenger on designated HOV areas of California state highways are over. Luckily, the natural-gas-powered Honda Civic and other super-ultralow-emission vehicles get a white-colored sticker. And, all white-stickered vehicles, including the Honda NGV, will continue to have single-passenger access to HOV areas…

Available for a test drive soon at Apple Honda - 1375 Route 58 - Riverhead, NY 11901, the Honda Civic EX-L adds some new great features to the base model.

It appears a little more aerodynamic than before, but there is no mistaking the Civic. One of the Japanese auto maker's best selling cars of all time has been slightly redesigned for 2012.

With their DX model going for $15,805, a hybrid variant needs to…