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05-20-2015, 07:33 AM
Journalist Gosia Wozniacka wrote for The Associated Press 20 May 2015:
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Starting July 1, up to 5,000 volunteers in Oregon can sign up to drive with devices that collect data on how much they have driven and where. The volunteers will agree to pay 1.5 cents for each mile traveled on public roads within Oregon, instead of the tax now added when filling up at the pump.
...Other states are also looking at pay-per-mile as an alternative to dwindling fuel tax revenues. ...After the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon raised concerns about privacy and government surveillance, the state built protections into the program, said ACLU's interim executive director Jann Carson.
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article (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OREGON_CHARGING_GREEN_VEHICLES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-20-02-17-42)
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Starting July 1, up to 5,000 volunteers in Oregon can sign up to drive with devices that collect data on how much they have driven and where. The volunteers will agree to pay 1.5 cents for each mile traveled on public roads within Oregon, instead of the tax now added when filling up at the pump.
...Other states are also looking at pay-per-mile as an alternative to dwindling fuel tax revenues. ...After the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon raised concerns about privacy and government surveillance, the state built protections into the program, said ACLU's interim executive director Jann Carson.
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article (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OREGON_CHARGING_GREEN_VEHICLES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-20-02-17-42)