Estimates from a 2008 analysis of the possible benefits of a statewide electronic license plate system in Arizona.
Statewide, Arizona, United States
Summary Information
An analysis conducted for the Arizona DOT (AzDOT) published in 2008 provided an estimate of the cost of a statewide electronic vehicle recognition (EVR) system. EVR uses radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers. The tags could be placed on registered vehicles, to emit a radio frequency signal and read by RFID readers. (An example of an RFID system is E-Z Pass.)
The total cost for an EVR system with 55 sites with two RFID readers per site is $49,605,638.
The following equation defines the cost of an EVR system.
($9 * RV) + [($3000 * 2 * s) * 1.2] = Total Cost of an EVR system
- $9 = the cost per RFID tag
- RV = the number of registered vehicles (in Arizona in 2008 there were 4,556,448 registered vehicles)
- 2 = the number of RFID readers needed per site (for a total of 110 readers)
- s = the number of RFID sites
- $3,000 = the cost per RFID reader
- 1.2 = the 20% estimated "soft" costs such as installation and fiber optics
Cost/Benefit Analysis of Electronic License Plates
Electronic Vehicle Registration System - $49,605,638