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Archive Home > 2004 > November > 20 > State will test tax on mileage

State will test tax on mileage

Critics say proposal would punish fuel-efficient cars

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
November 20, 2004

SALEM - Oregon is preparing to test a mileage-tax system that sounded like science fiction just three years ago:

When cars wheel up to the gas pump, a short-range wireless signal will transmit an odometer reading to a receiver at the service station. And rather than adding taxes based on the....

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