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California pilot program tests replacing gas tax with charging per mile driven
Because of electric vehicles, California is making less in gas taxes so the state may start charging drivers by miles driven instead.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- California roads are maintained through gas tax revenue, but that's dwindling with the increase in the number of electric vehicles. According to Caltrans, California now has more than 1.2 million hybrid or electric vehicles registered in the state, which means gas tax revenues are falling. To bridge that gap, Caltrans is proposing what it calls the California Road Charge, which would tax drivers on the number of miles they drive.
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