Daily Infographic: Average annual fuel use by vehicle type
Showing average annual fuel use (per vehicle) for major vehicle categories in the United States
Showing average annual fuel use (per vehicle) for major vehicle categories in the United States
A gas guzzler tax is imposed on passenger cars that don’t meet minimum federal fuel efficiency standards.
The proposed $1 trillion infrastructure package includes a provision that would study the potential for a “driving tax” of 8 cents per mile.
Odometer fraud is the disconnection, resetting or alteration of a vehicles’s odometer with the intent to change the number of miles indicated.
Republicans unveil a $400 billion, five-year highway bill reauthorization ahead of Democrats’ proposal.
A VMT user fee has support from “Secretary Pete” — but not from trucking.
An American Transportation Research Institute study finds the cost to deploy and collect a vehicle-miles-traveled tax would be 300 times more than the current fuel tax.
Even as businesses have shut down, traffic data from Inrix showed that, as of April 17, 87% of all truck vehicle miles were still being driven.
Raising tax by 15 cents a gallon is needed before transitioning to mileage-based fee, according to lobbying group.