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What's Next?

The California Road Charge Pilot Program officially concluded on March 31, 2017! After a nine-month study involving over 5,000 vehicles statewide, we have successfully completed the largest road charge pilot of its kind. Now, we are in the process of compiling data which will be followed up with a more in-depth analysis for the final report.

The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) will submit a final findings report to the Legislature, the California Transportation Commission, and the Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee in summer of 2017.

Click here to print the latest factsheet on the pilot.

All information is current as of 2017

Interesting Facts About Enrolled Vehicles

80%
Vehicles Using Automated Methods

20%
Vehicles Using Manual Methods

 

While privacy is a great concern, 62% of participants using technology chose a location-based mileage reporting option.

Participant Feedback

  • 90% say they would participate in another road charge program
  • 85% were satisfied with the overall pilot
  • 78% were satisfied with the security of their data
  • 73% agree that road charge is more fair than a gas tax
  • 61% were very satisfied with the concept of road charging

*The contents of this material reflect the views of the author who is responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein.

Reporting Method Breakdown

OBDII Port

Plug-in device

60%

Smartphone without Location

Smartphone

18%

Vehicle's Telematics

Telematics

1%

Odometer Reading

Odometer Reading

14%

Mileage Permit

Mileage Permit

4%

Time permit

Time Permit

2%


The heavy vehicle mileage meter used by our heavy vehicles represented in the pilot makes up 1% of the total.

See exact figures for the Reporting Methods

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Reporting Method Breakdown

Icon Method Number %
OBDII Port Plug-in device 3,073 60%
Smartphone without Location Smartphone 906 18%
Vehicle's Telematics Telematics 60 1%
Time permit Time Permit 88 2%
Mileage Permit Mileage Permit 190 4%
Odometer Reading Odometer Read 757 14%
Heavy Vehicle Mileage Meter Heavy Vehicle Mileage Meter 55 1%

Note: There are a total of 5,129 vehicles.