Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-3-1204

  • Diesel fuel: means any liquid that is commonly or commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a diesel-powered highway vehicle. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Gasoline: means all products commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline that are suitable for use as a motor fuel, but does not include any product that is sold as a product other than gasoline and has an ASTM octane number of less than seventy-five (75) as determined by the "motor method". See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is propelled by an internal combustion engine or motor and is designed to permit the vehicle's use on highways. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103

The amount of tax payable to the state is determined by dividing the total number of miles traveled in the state during the quarter or annual reporting period, as the case may be, by the average number of miles of motor vehicle travel per gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel, or the per gallon equivalents of alternative fuels, and multiplying the result by the rates of the tax per gallon as imposed in parts 2 and 11 of this chapter.