What???????? Does anyone believe this drivel? (Circle the block a few more times, Honey, we've only driven 18,000 miles this year and I want to get my money's worth!)
Um, yes, it's basic economics. If a product or service is subsidized, more of it will be consumed.
I will disagree with Forbes on their GPS tracking suggestion. The privacy implications are enormous, and I bet it would take the feds about 15 seconds to demand access to the database.