"Catch 22" or damm if you do,damm if ya don't. You just can't win anymore, nothing is sacred, and it's only going to get worse, glad I lived and prospered when there was a chance to do that kind of thing in the good ole' USA. I fear for those younger peoples' future as "man will be the death of himself."

Wow, 1.56 cents per mile? That is what the $.30/gallon gas tax works out to at about 19 mpg! If you're currently driving anything getting 20 mpg or better, this will be higher, possibly MUCH higher. My current car gets 34 mpg, or $.0088/mile of Oregon gas tax. I can already hear the moaning in Salem to raise the $.30/gallon gas tax because of "fairness" shortly after this gets implemented.

"No good deed goes unpunished" comes to mind. People scrimp, cut back, conserve, recycle, go without, and yet get screwed when they do something righteous. The politicians and bureaucrats are never satisfied. What about the idea that these vehicles also weigh less than a standard vehicle, hence less wear and tear on the roadway? Why bother to "save" the environment, when the "environment" (local gov) bites back as a thank you?

Ever hear the old saying "Painting yourself into a corner". Well that is exactly what the Government and Public Unions have done. The area to paint is getting so small they are now trapped. People have saved, conserved, scrimped, done without, and all the while public employee retirement has grown, there wages and salaries far out pace the private sector as does their benefits. They have lost revenue by virtue of their constant nagging about conservation and now they have to make it up, and they can't quite use the old methods of coercion anymore so they have to try new ideas. Stand your ground people, it is coming down.

How about this instead? A surcharge on low MPG vehicles and a double surcharge for any vehicle using studded tires.

why is there so much more demand for gas now than ever before, with more and more vehicles on the road in oregon than ever before, sounds just like another OBAMA FAR LEFT BULL#%$! SCAM TO ME!!!! But you keep vote em in. who's the suckers here.

1: WAY too complicated and confusing. 2: No way is the government going to “track” me! 3: Is there a GUARANTEE that the roads I travel will be fixed? Right now, I drive roads that are causing damage to my suspension, tires and nerves. 4: What about people who drive for a living? What about the Post Office mail trucks, Just watch your mail rates, and all other delivery businesses rates go up. 5: Great idea! (sarcasm!) 6: I agree with other posters mentioning trying to save fuel, and the environment: we get higher rates because we are saving gas/fuel/energy/ etc. GREAT way to reward those of us trying!!!!!!

Sounds just like EWEB, save water save energy!!! Thank you for saving energy now we are going to charge you more!!

There's a rumor going around that the Oregon Dept. of Revenue is also experiencing a shortfall. With the high cost of tobacco and tobacco taxes, tobacco sales have diminished and revenue has fallen. I understand the Oregon Dept. of Revenue is going to levy a tax on breathing, as it would be “fair for all”. Expect the “Toilet Paper” tax to appear next.

The whole point of high MPG and electric cars is to SAVE people money, not cost them the same or even more than regular cars. All this does in my opinion is make people less appt to wanna buy these efficient cars. I just feel it could take away from people using less gas and polluting less if there is really no incentive for doing so because they are being charged per mile. Bottom line we want people driving efficient cars, this doesn't help.