Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

Minnesota’s highway revenues are derived from three sources: the gas tax, vehicle registration fee or tabs and the motor vehicle sales tax. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system. Other state DOTs also are researching alternative financing methods to supplement or replace a gas tax.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The US has up to now adhered to the user-fee principle in financing transportation infrastructure—i.e., users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. In the meantime, cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient. States use similar mechanisms. —Huang et al.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

transportation, and ensure state fuel taxes can support all transportation modes. Efforts should shift from building highway networks to building other forms of transportation that are cleaner, more efficient, and in high demand. States should seek to bring greater balance to their transportation investment plans.

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