Because of electric vehicles, California is making less in gas taxes so the state may start charging drivers by miles driven instead.
A new pilot program aims to charge drivers for using the roads based on how much they actually drive.California roads are maintained through gas tax revenue, but that's dwindling with the increase in the number of electric vehicles.
Caltrans spokesperson Lauren Prehoda said maintaining roadways costs around between $8 billion to $9 billion a year with the vast majority of the funds coming from California's gas taxes, which are collected every time a driver fills their gas tank. "On average, Californians pay about $300 a year in state gas taxes," Prehoda said. "EVs have a $100 registration fee... that's a $200 million a year loss."which would tax drivers on the number of miles they drive.
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