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Survey: Fuel Economy The Leading Consideration In Picking A Car
By Chris Morran on May 22, 2012 1:33 PM
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While I have an affection for cars with after-market, clumsily welded spoilers, it appears I am in the minority, as a new survey by our test-driving in-laws at Consumer Reports says that fuel economy — and not undercarriage lighting — is the leading consideration for folks looking to buy a vehicle. More »
(source: U.S. EIA)
Why Are West Coast Gas Prices Rising While Dropping Everywhere Else?
By Chris Morran on May 18, 2012 1:30 PM
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While the national average for a gallon of gas has dropped nearly 20 cents since peaking in early April, prices on the West Coast of the U.S. recently began rising again, even as prices in every other region of the country trend downwards. More »
Mayor Calls For Boycott Of Gas Stations In His Town
By Chris Morran on April 25, 2012 1:15 PM
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It's a common occurrence for a town's mayor to make a public plea for residents to spend their money at local businesses, rather than driving a few miles outside of town to save a couple bucks. But one mayor in Illinois is so fed-up with the price of gas in his town that he's asking residents to go elsewhere when it's time to fill up their tanks. More »
Gas Prices Drop For Second Week In A Row, Still Dang Expensive
By Chris Morran on April 23, 2012 7:37 PM
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its weekly report on the nation's average gas price, and for the second week in a row the number is down. Even better, this is the first noticeable week-over-week drop of the calendar year. Unfortunately, at $3.929/gallon, filling up your tank is still expensive. More »
How I Was Overcharged $23.42 For Gas At The Circle K
By Laura Northrup on April 12, 2012 2:32 PM
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The problem seemed easy enough to solve. SMM asked a Circle K cashier to pre-pay $20 on a gas pump using his credit card. Only the pump didn't stop at $20 like it should have: it kept going until it reached $23.42. No big deal: SMM headed back in the store to pay the extra three and a half bucks. That's when he learned that somehow, the first $20 he paid didn't count. More »
(jpmarth)
Brace Yourselves: Gas Prices Are Going To Climb Even Higher This Summer
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 11, 2012 11:00 AM
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So maybe you thought the gas prices had finally stopped ticking upward, but if you were entertaining that line of wishful thinking, well, you're likely to be disappointed. The Energy Department is predicting that gas prices will rise about 6% this summer, up to 24 cents more a gallon during the peak driving season. More »
$1.00/Gallon Gas Causes Rush On Texas Filling Station
By Chris Morran on April 10, 2012 12:15 PM
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When an online retailer makes a pricing error, it usually has a chance to cancel orders before they ship. But when a gas station accidentally sells fuel for nearly 75% off the retail price, oodles of drivers will line up to fill up before someone fixes the mistake. More »
(zieak)
Let The Gouging Begin? Gas Prices May Have Finally Peaked
By Meg Marco on April 9, 2012 2:00 PM
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When people think of price gouging, they tend to think of people raising prices opportunistically. In fact, the most common type of gouging happens when gas prices stay artificially high after a spike. Still, we suppose the beginning of gouging season is better than nothing. But is it really here? More »
If You Value Cheap Gas, Move To The Middle Of The Country
By Phil Villarreal on March 27, 2012 9:45 AM
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As gas prices continue to rise, it's easier to get jealous of locales that offer cheaper rates. Due to a variety of reasons, including demand, easier access to infrastructure and lower gas taxes, certain cities consistently sport lower pump prices. And most of those tend to be located in the central part of the U.S. More »
Scammers Tampering With Pumps To Score Cheap Gas
By Chris Morran on March 20, 2012 10:30 AM
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With the average retail gas price nearing record levels, some less-than-scrupulous people have begun to tinker with gas station pumps to hide the fact that they are stealing thousands of dollars worth of fuel. More »
(jpmarth)
Paying For Gas With A Credit Card? $1 Extra Per Gallon, Please
By Laura Northrup on March 16, 2012 1:30 PM
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It's not legal for a store to charge an extra fee or percentage when customers pay by credit card, but it is legal to offer a discount to customers who pay in cash. Great. The flaw in this plan is that, at least in New York state, there aren't any laws regulating how big that discount can be. Which is why some Long Island gas station operators recently hiked the price per gallon of gas a dollar, then offered a one-dollar discount to customers who pay cash. More »
Gas Prices Have Gone Up 18 Cents In The Past 2 Weeks
By Phil Villarreal on February 27, 2012 9:00 AM
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If you're running a little low on gas but don't need to fill up until a few days from now, you might consider gassing up anyway. The way things are going, pump prices will be much higher by the time your tank is almost empty. Prices have shot up 18 cents in the past two weeks. More »
New Device Lets You Pay Cash To Fill Up Your Tank Without Leaving Deposit
By Paul Eng on December 21, 2011 3:15 PM
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If you want to pay cash at the gas station, chances are you either need to pre-pay or leave some sort of deposit inside before the attendant will even unlock the pump. But a station in Saginaw, MI, is testing a new pump technology called Post-Pay that allows cash-paying customers to unlock the gas pumps with a mere swipe of a driver's license. More »
(u2acro)
Gas Prices Dip Across The Country While Still Being Really High
By Mary Beth Quirk on November 29, 2011 12:00 PM
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There's good news and bad news when it comes to gas prices. First, yay! Gas prices are falling! But boo, they're still at record highs for this time of the year. More »
(stirwise)
Gas Prices Rose Almost 6 Cents A Gallon In Last Two Weeks
By Phil Villarreal on September 12, 2011 8:30 AM
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Gas prices are expected to rise during holiday weekends, but this year's Labor Day price bump reportedly turned into a ramp. In the past two weeks ending Friday, the national average regular gas price crept up 5.76 cents to $3.667 per gallon. The increase echoes the rise in the cost of crude oil, and an ethanol price rise also was a factor. More »
Orlando Shell Station Charges $5.59/Gallon, Shocking Drivers
By Ben Popken on August 31, 2011 3:00 PM
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Gas prices are high, but $5.59 a gallon? That's what drivers pulling up to a Shell station at in Orlando, FL are paying. They say they don't find out what the price is until they get their receipt. Talk about Shell-shock. More »
Walmart To Offer Lower Gas Prices In 18 States For Next Three Months (There's A Catch)
By Chris Morran on June 29, 2011 12:15 PM
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Gas ain't cheap these days, and it probably isn't going to be cheap again until someone invents the Mr. Fusion machine. But for the next three months, if you have a Walmart credit card, the nation's largest retailer is offering discounted fuel at stores in 18 states. More »
Gas Prices Have Tumbled Nearly A Penny A Day The Past 2 Weeks
By Phil Villarreal on June 27, 2011 9:15 AM
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Welcome to the era in which $3.63 gas is welcomed as a relief. After a rapid, budget-breaking price surge at the pumps, drivers have finally caught a break with the average gallon of gas Friday dropping 11 cents over the previous two weeks. The price is still nearly a dollar more than gas cost a year ago. More »
(amanjo)
Decreasing Demand, Falling Oil Prices Lead To Gas Price Dip
By Phil Villarreal on June 13, 2011 8:15 AM
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The road trip activity that goes hand in hand with the end of the school year tends to drive up gas prices, but drivers are instead finding a bit of relief at the pump. Thanks to a drop in demand, an expected increase in production and fading crude prices, U.S. gas prices have dropped 4 percent over the past three weeks. More »
GM CEO Thinks $1 Increase In Gas Price Would Do Us All Some Good
By Chris Morran on June 7, 2011 3:30 PM
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General Motors CEO Dan Akerson believes in educating the consumer. That's why, rather than GM being compelled by Washington to make more fuel efficient cars that might cost us more to purchase, he thinks the drivers of America need to learn a lesson in frugality by being forced to pay more money at the pump. More »
