More than one-third of states already have some gas options that will cost drivers less than $2/gallon, and a new report says it’s possible that this could increase to half of the country in the coming weeks. [More]
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Gov’t Forecast: The Average Driver Will Save $550 On Gas Next Year
By 12.17.14
After so much pain at the pump in recent years, it’s got to be sweet relief for drivers to hear that 2015 might be easier on the old wallet. A report from the federal government says the average driver will save $550 on gas next year compared to 2014. [More]
Gas Station Owners Aren’t Passing Their Savings On To Consumers
By 12.12.14
You may have noticed prices gradually falling at your neighborhood gas station over the last few months, what you may not know is that the price of oil has been falling even faster than that. Why aren’t station owners passing the savings on to drivers? They’re in a generally low-margin business, and we’re all still buying gas anyway. [More]
Ease The Pain Of Gas Price Increases And Boost Your Savings
By 2.7.14
When gas prices rise, people who do a lot of driving feel it in their wallets. It hurts a lot. What if you could lessen the pain of fluctuations and put together a tiny nest egg in the process? That’s the idea behind the $4 Gas Savings Club. [More]
You Will Probably Never Pay Less Than $3 For A Gallon Of Gas Ever Again
By 9.17.13
Almost half of adults in this country think that gas is too expensive when it’s more than $3 per gallon, which means those people have some adjusting to do: AAA says the national average price of gasoline will be over that mark for the 1,000th consecutive day as of, well, today. And it’s probably going to stay that way for a very long time. [More]
Now That You’re Done With Your Summer Travels, Gas Prices Are Lower Than Last Year’s
By 8.30.13
After a summer during which the average gas price in the U.S. was frequently higher than what consumers paid 12 months earlier, the last few weeks have seen a leveling off of prices at the pump. In fact, the average price per gallon is the lowest it’s been in a few years. Of course, this happens after you spend your retirement savings driving the kids to Wally World for vacation. [More]
Ford & EPA Try To Figure Out Why C-Max, Fusion Aren’t Getting Advertised MPG
By 12.14.12
Following last week’s announcement that Consumer Reports’ real-world fuel-economy testing of Ford’s C-Max and Fusion hybrid vehicles showed these cars are not getting the 47 mpg touted by the car maker, both Ford and the Environmental Protection Agency have said they are looking into the matter. [More]
Tests Show Ford Fusion, C-Max Hybrid Are Not Getting Close To 47 MPG
By 12.6.12
Watch ads for the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid sedan or its C-Max Hybrid wagon and you’ll hear that the vehicles get 47 miles per gallon (highway and city combined), which sounds awfully nice considering the cost of gasoline. But real-road tests of these cars don’t seem to back those numbers up. [More]
Get Fueled Up Before Turkey Day: National Average Gas Prices Could Hit Record High
By 11.20.12
Gas prices have been slowly falling on average around the country as the summer season ended and the fall ushered in its usual lower prices. This week many areas have been seeing prices drop cent by cent, but that could all change on one of the season’s biggest travel days, Thanksgiving. [More]
California Relaxes Smog Controls In Effort To Bring Down Gas Prices
By 10.8.12
The price of gas in California has increased more than $.50/gallon in the last week and now stands at an average close to $4.70, with some remote locales charging over a dollar more per gallon. Hoping to bring that price down — or at least rein it in, Governor Jerry Brown directed the California Air Resources Board to temporarily relax smog controls by allowing refineries to produce winter-blend gas weeks earlier than regulations currently permit. [More]
Gas Station Responds To Higher Gas Prices By Turning Off Pumps
By 10.5.12
A gas station owner in California says prices at the pump have gotten so high that people are no longer fueling up their vehicles at his location. So rather than try charging customers nearly $5 a gallon, he decided to lock up his pumps for the day. [More]
Perhaps The Only Good Thing About Expensive Gas Is The Decrease In Teens Driving Drunk
By 10.2.12
Trying to think of any reason paying more at the pump is a good thing would stump the average consumer (thinner wallets after paying with cash?), but one and possibly the only good side effect of pricey gas is that it could be keeping drunk teens from driving. After all, high school jobs and allowances can only stretch so far. [More]
Despite High Gas Prices, Plenty Of Americans Hitting The Highways & Byways This Labor Day Weekend
By 8.31.12
Rising gas prices be darned, it’s Labor Day weekend and that means travelers are getting ready to hit the roads, rails and airways of our fair country in one last attempt to savor the summer. The Automobile Association of America says about 33 million Americans are preparing to venture 50 miles or more from home this weekend, which is a 2.9% increase from last year. [More]
It Could Take Years For Some Fuel-Efficient Cars To Be Worth The Savings On Gas
By 5.31.12
While car makers have been touting new higher-efficiency versions of some of their more popular vehicle brands, tests show that it could take years for the average driver to realize enough cost savings on gas to make up for the higher price tag. [More]
Survey: Fuel Economy The Leading Consideration In Picking A Car
By 5.22.12
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]
Why Are West Coast Gas Prices Rising While Dropping Everywhere Else?
By 5.18.12
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 4.25.12
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 4.23.12
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]
