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Appendix A - Oregon VMT Pay-at-the-Pump System Case Study
Pages 114-117

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From page 114...
... The Value Pricing Pilot program provided additional funding to the project to gain information on how vehicle users may change their behavior in response to price differences. Oregon conducted a pilot test to evaluate an electronic alternative to the state fuel tax where on-vehicle devices were used to collect mileage information.
From page 115...
... Only two stations participated in the experiment, so vehicles could be fueled at nonparticipating stations in Oregon. In this case, the next fueling at a participating station resulted in mileage charges based on the last fueling at a participating station, but the state gas tax was only subtracted based on the current fuel purchase.
From page 116...
... The pilot test purchased one computer and housed it in an Oregon State University laboratory. Service station communications These are the capital and annual operating costs of having dedicated telephone lines from 1,800 service stations to the back office.
From page 117...
... Total annual cost for NY State VMT charge system – in-state vehicles only. Cost Category Description Refund processing for vehicle owners If all service station participation begins on one date, then refund processing is only necessary to adjust for equipment malfunctions.


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