California currently funds our transportation system through the gas tax, but as we look toward a future with a growing amount of fuel-efficient and alternative fuel vehicles, the state needs to find a different revenue mechanism.
California is researching a road charge as a potential replacement to the gas tax. A road charge is a per mile tax where drivers pay to maintain the roads based on the number of miles they drive instead of the fuel they use.
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The Hawai'i Department of Transportation will implement Its Hawai'i Road Usage Charge (HiRUC) program for light-duty passenger electric vehicles (EVs) effective July 1, following a federally funded, three-year research and demonstration project, as well as 2023 authorizing legislation.
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