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Oregon mileage tax program shows how to do it right

Earlier this year, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood briefly became an Internet comment piñata by suggesting the U.S. think about instituting a mileage tax. The idea went nowhere, but this doesn't mean that a mileage tax is unworkable anywhere. In fact, Oregon began considering a mileage tax at least as far back as 2001 and started working with 300 mileage tax-paying volunteers in 2006 (see this 2007 post and Oregon's 2007 PDF report for more). "Oregon's successful experiment with a mileage tax," as Adam Stein over at TerraPass calls ... Read more →

CAFE standard for 2011 model year will be 27.3 mpg Sebastian Blanco

While Congress passed the first increase in corporate average fleet fuel economy (CAFE) in 32 years way back in 2007, there was a lot left undeclared in that bill. Two years ago, the agreement was ...

Transportation Secretary's mileage tax idea never leaves the ground Sebastian Blanco

Over the weekend, we heard that the new Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood (R), was considering implementing a tax on the number of miles people drive each year to raise the funds for road ...

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood considering mileage tax Jeremy Korzeniewski

For years, the federal gas tax has funded the development, repair and improvement of our nation's highways, but for the last few years, there has been an ongoing debate about whether it's a better ...

Oregon mileage tax program shows how to do it right 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this year, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood briefly became an Internet comment piñata by suggesting the U.S. think about instituting a mileage tax. The idea went nowhere, but this doesn't mean that a mileage tax is unworkable anywhere. In fact, Oregon began considering a mileage ...

CAFE standard for 2011 model year will be 27.3 mpg 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

While Congress passed the first increase in corporate average fleet fuel economy (CAFE) in 32 years way back in 2007, there was a lot left undeclared in that bill. Two years ago, the agreement was made that CAFE would rise to 35 mpg by 2020, but just how and when that would happen was not set in ...

Transportation Secretary's mileage tax idea never leaves the ground 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Over the weekend, we heard that the new Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood (R), was considering implementing a tax on the number of miles people drive each year to raise the funds for road infrastructure. The idea was solidly rejected by our readers - and very quickly by the Obama Administration. ...

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood considering mileage tax 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

For years, the federal gas tax has funded the development, repair and improvement of our nation's highways, but for the last few years, there has been an ongoing debate about whether it's a better idea to tax drivers based on the number of miles traveled or to continue taxing the purchase of fuel. ...


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