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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Caltrans pilot program tests replacing gas tax with charging per mile driven

California roads are maintained through gas tax revenue, but that's dwindling with the increase in the number of electric vehicles. 

A new pilot program aims to charge drivers for using the roads based on how much they actually drive - removing California's gas tax and replace it with a mileage tax instead.

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So when are you going to pay this travel tax? When you do your annual vehicle registration? Can you imagine going in to register your vehicle and instead of the (and I'm pulling this figure out of my hat) 500 bucks it was last year, it's now $1500 because you commute 50 miles each way?