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 [Driversdrive.com] Drivers Drive: An Automotive Blog With Car News and Resources: Privacy advocates say tracking drivers would be like big brother sitting in the back seat of your car, keeping tabs on everywhere you go. Others say it's a disincentive for people to buy hybrids and other more fuel efficient vehicles because any current tax savings would be eliminated." People who drive all day because of their work and people with long commutes (common in California) could also be negatively impacted by a change from a gallon gas tax to a mileage tax.

[Etamp.net] [RSS PREVIEW] ::: DriversDrive.com ::: etamp.net: ZAP plans to sell 15,000 of its tiny Smart Cars in the U.S. MSNBC.com reports that ZAP's CEO Steve Schneider thinks the timing is right to introduct the Smart Car to Americans.The thinking is, with gasoline prices hitting record highs and traffic in the nation's major cities becoming increasingly congested, Americans are likely to buy fewer gas-guzzling SUVs and trucks and gravitate toward smaller, more efficient vehicles like the Smart Car - a mere 8 feet, 2 inches long and just over 5 feet tall - according to ZAP's CEO Steve Schneider."The market timing for what we are doing couldn't be better," Schneider said. "Fuel prices are at all time highs, and social responsibility about global warming is something that's more in the mainstream and not a left-wing thing," he added.

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