Caltrans pilot program will charge drivers per mile 

The fifth world's largest economy and we don't have enough money for our roads? Wtf.

@@rxonmymind8362 That has nothing to do with it. The state wastes money like its nothing. Then again why care when it's not their money.

@@rxonmymind8362 they were taxin people for gas. This is the law of unintended consequence. Cali was so erroneously manipulating people to buy electric cars with their “no gas vehicles sold after 2035” bs. And now they don’t have enough tax revenues from the gas tax, because people are driving ev’s. And the world’s “fifth largest economy” means in terms of GDP, doesn’t mean the government has all that money. I know communism is a way of life in Cali, but stop thinking that just because the gdp is the fifth largest in the world, all that money belongs to the govt.

When our government is corrupt and wanted more money from his people is beyond ridiculous

Exactly I agree with you 100%

Welcome to agenda 2030, 1 US vote to 54 African votes que bono

I support this bill! And 30 cents is too little! A dollar a mile should be fine!

I support this bill! And 30 cents is too little! A dollar a mile should be fine!

Vote them out guys

@@Sean-yw1fe Why stop at $1.00 per mile. I think $5.00 is better. ;-)

FU is right!!

Welcome to agenda 2030 🎉

Another revolution anyone?

Most of your roads are paid for by local governments. Local governments are very tight on cash. Low density car dependent suburbs cannot financially sustain themselves.

Newly paved roads have huge pot holes after a rain storm. This tells you how much the technology has advanced.

Its embezzled before it gets anywhere just like every other program in california.

@@b0btlechatnobody gives a flying Fack The entire California state looks the other way. They could care less that they’re getting taxed to death

Freeways in California got more speed bumps and holes than the streets.

I don’t blame you

ok,come to China and become a English teacher.

Why don’t we vote them out, stay here, and help make things better again.

@@gcm323too many libtards keeping them in

​@gcm323 that's too much logic. Won't work in blue strong hold.

NO MORE CANCER FROM TOXIC LICE* VEHICLE EMISSIONS *Legacy Internal Combustion Engine

Say it louder so they can hear you. Why are you Californians so complacent. Stand up and do something instead of being on your keyboard complaining.

NO MORE SMOG

There’s always one.

😂 everything around you is taxed -what you eat -where you work -where you sleep -where you drive 😂

Do something about it…

​@@ramagharfeh2733 Sounds like someone is still living in Mommies basement.....

@@ramagharfeh2733 I vote Republican Bud. Have a good one 👍

@@jamesparker1071 🤣🤣🤣🤣

It's planned and deliberate

And the tax we pay when purchasing a car

This is a permanently temporary government plan, you know, like the income tax, or the patriot act!

This is a good point.

It's all about revenue. To put into the general fund. Not using the money for its intended purpose.

Only a fool votes this in

Diverting gas tax to non-road projects violates the principle of user-pay/user-benefit. A driver who pays gas tax should only be paying for the road, not someone's BART ticket.

@@lambertlum1087 The gas tax should also pay for the cancer caused by smog, especially when BART passengers still have to breathe that toxic air from LICE vehicles.

@@DemPilafian If you want gas tax to pay for lung cancer, then you need a proper calculation based on statistical data that directly correlates car-based air pollutants separate from cigarette smoke, and other air pollutants. If you can't calculate, you can't levy a tax.

@@lambertlum1087 According to the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), air pollution causes $8.1 trillion of health damages each year. Yes, that's a "t" not a "b", and that figure does not include damage from climate change. Statistical analysis cannot identify individual cancer patients, but statistical analysis with enough data absolutely can calculate the cost of smog.

You mean stop spending?? But that would too much sense!! 🤪

EV is just the disguise to get rid of people owning cars and Uber or walk/ride everywhere.

They already charge all EV owners every year for road maintenance through an extra EV registration fee, its far more than I paid in gas taxes when I had a gas car, where was that money spent? Now they are complaining about gas taxes, I'm so fed up with this state and the politicians, they are worse than the criminals constantly breaking car windows.

To be fair... no one will use it, because no one will be afford to take it. LOL

@@theobliviousinvestor6722 You got what you voted for. I live in this idiotic state. What is going on here is borderline insanity.

@@duckhunt1058 I wish I got what I voted for, it would be a significantly different state and federally we wouldn't have a blank staring president wearing Depends and shaking hands with invisible people. The only thing I got in California voting was to give the boot to Pay Davis in the recall, Clown Brown and Gavie Newscum more than made up for the Recall of Pay Davis. If I also got what I voted for, I wouldn't still be seeing articles about the high speed phantom desert train to nowhere, it would have died in the initial bond/tax measure. Like a virus that train crap is now spreading to Texas. Nixon killed passenger trains federally in the 1970's, no high speed project will ever change it without first changing the federal maintenance regulations for trains.

Crime is down

Why don’t Californians do something about it. Here in Texas we would hang out politicians. Seems like Californians either don’t care or are too scared.

property tax is already 3 to 4 times the federal income tax for many people. federal income tax is the bench mark tax for the nation and no tax can be higher than that. State needs to refund all property taxes collected in excess of the property owner's federal income taxes.

@@ramagharfeh2733 Because Californians by and large love government and love paying excessive taxes. Only fools do that and for that I give you the typical California voter who votes for any moronic Democrat in office or running for it.

100% agree

You work for the oil industry.

@@DemPilafian I'm 68 and happily retired Veteran. Working for the life blood of the Oil Industry would have also been a good call !!!

Exactly. I’m sure having that smart phone, not only tracks your location but just about everything else you do (purchase, consider purchasing, and so forth), doesn’t bother her though.

Tesla cars track nothing guys. So ignorant

Big brother is always watching

I was thinking the same thing. Looks like they just want more of your money!

It doesn’t even come close to making up the difference though. People pay dramatically more in gas taxes than EV owners pay in registration

CHP is funded by vehicle registration fees.

EV owners should be taxed on their electric bill when charging their car with the same taxes as the gas tax. The government told people to buy an EV for the environment now they are losing money. People wonder why this state is the laughing stock of the country because of this type of nonsense.

EV pay less for vehicle registration

880 thru Fremont is like a gravel road

exactly

$150 I think they add for the EV renewal. but if they implement 3cents per mile, that is like driving only 5,000 miles for that $150. So for an American average 12K miles of driving, EV owners would be paying $360 on top of the already higher registration fees. thats not very inviting to switch from ICE to EV... this is like a kid being lured by the IT Clown.

supercharging or DC Fast Charging your EV is actually more expensive than buying Gallon of gas.

Absolutely not. Your work-at-home issue is between you and your employer. The state should not get involved.

What an entitled brat.

And people will not keep buying electric cars anyway, since they are a disappointment.

What they mean is: “The general public is too stupid to do the research on how many EV are actually out there, so let’s sneak this in.”

​ Typed like someone that doesn't have a clue.​@@Omar_Zazzle

Why is it that EV drivers get cancer from toxic emissions spewed by ICE vehicles?

It will be on the honor system. What can go wrong?

How about car manufacturers are mandated to submit miles driven (especially EV) for the drivers and deduct their tax from credit card that used to subscribe some self driving services?

Ha ha! Democrats will vote for it!

They're not going to get rid of the gas tax and just charge both unfortunately. I hope I'm wrong

No and FU😂😂😂

This is what you voted for enjoy and don't fault anyone else

@@MikeM-bn2ijthat makes me sick

Because that would discourage more people from buying an EV, the average EV weighs a lot more than an ICE. Also if you ever owned a truck in California, we already do pay a weight fee of $80 and have to pay the commercial reg rate even though it’s a personal vehicle.

@@khantra4568 That's my point. If personal pickups are paying heavy road use taxes then EVs can as well. Evs save the owner around 1,000 a year. An 80 dollar road use tax isn't going to stop you from saving money.

Newsom will never charge a nose picking tax since that would cause him to file for bankruptcy.

Was that the first time you purchased a vehicle over $42k?

@@khantra4568 yes it was. Is that the reason for the high registration fee?

@@lukasfoo yes, registration is determined by 0.65% of the purchase price/value of the vehicle plus fees from your county. Some counties will have higher fees than others. Anyone who bought the cyber truck as their first truck is going to get sticker shock from their registration because CA DMV will slap them with a weight fee and commercial fee.

I am sure that he already does.

Wake up, do you think they’re gonna actually take away gas taxes if they charge by the mile there’s no such thing they continue to charge both.

Yes.

Why on earth would you want to sign up for that

@@user-lt5no1xt1z Because I drive an electric vehicle and I want to pay for the services I use