An ExxonMobil facility in Louisiana has been partially shut down this week while the company investigated what was causing complaints of gummed-up intake valves from area customers who fueled up with Exxon gasoline. A new report says that some 5 million gallons of the bad gas, enough to fill up hundreds of thousands of cars, was shipped out to gas stations. [More]
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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]
Walmart To Pay Out $25 Million Over Exploding Gas Cans
By 12.9.13
Even though Walmart does not manufacture plastic gasoline cans, it does sell more of the cans than any other retailer in the country and it has been named as a defendant in dozens of lawsuits regarding exploding cans. And so the retail giant has reportedly agreed to fork over $25 million to cover its portion of a $161 million settlement that would close the book on a number of unresolved claims. [More]
Watch Out For E15 Fuel That’s Bad For Your Snowblower And Lawn Mower
By 11.4.13
In many parts of the country, it’s time to put your lawn mower away for the winter if you haven’t already. You should have run the equipment until the gas tank is empty before putting the items away for the year. What you may not know is that the gas you use all season long can damage your gardening gear if you aren’t careful, thanks to ethanol. [More]
How To Save Money On Gas: Real Tips And Persistent Myths
By 8.8.13
Yeah, yeah, the best way to save money on gas is to get a more fuel-efficient car. That’s not always an option. What you can do is make some small changes to how you drive in order to maximize your fuel. Our colleagues over at Consumer Reports grabbed some cars and decided to figure out which minor changes to your driving work and which don’t. In? Take the bike rack off your roof. Out? Buying gas early in the morning because the air is cooler and you get more. [More]
Do Not Drink These Energy Shots Unless You Are A Car
By 2.19.13 — Updated: 2.20.13
We have no idea whether gasoline additive Eco Fuel Saver does what it’s supposed to: increasing your fuel mileage, cutting back on pollutants, and making your car 800% more awesome. Or maybe just those first two. What we do know is that people are stupid. It’s not hard to picture what must have happened to lead the management of this gas station to put up this very prominent sign. [More]
The Average Commuter Wasted $818 In Time & Money Sitting In Traffic In 2011
By 2.5.13
For anyone who sat in traffic last year and felt like your time and money was slowly sliding away as the minutes ticked by, you’re not alone. A new report says American commuters wasted more time and fuel in 2011 than the year before, averaging out to about $818 on average in 2011. [More]
Americans Spent Highest Percentage Of Income In 30 Years On Fuel In 2012
By 2.4.13
Even though Americans are cutting down on how often they hit up the gas pump, as a country we’re paying a higher percentage of our incomes on gasoline than we have in the last 30 years. The Energy Department said in a new report that U.S. households shelled out an average of $2,912 last year for gas, or about 4% of their pretax income. [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]
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]
$1.00/Gallon Gas Causes Rush On Texas Filling Station
By 4.10.12
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]
Blame The North Sea For Rising Gas Prices
By 2.13.12
Experts continue to point their fingers at Europe for rising gas prices. Last month the continent’s credit crunch was the culprit, and this month it’s rising prices of Brent crude oil in the North Sea that’s guilty of pushing gas prices up to an average of $3.51 per gallon as of the end of last week. [More]
White House Wants Your Car To Get 54.5 MPG By 2025
By 11.16.11
Earlier today, the White House — along with the EPA and DOT — formally announced their proposal to improve fuel economy over the next decade and a half, with the goal of achieving fuel efficiencies equivalent to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. [More]
Texas AG Accuses Gas Station Chain Of Diluting Fuel
By 8.18.11
When you choose a grade of gasoline at the fuel pump, you’re taking the gas station at its word that the gasoline coming out of the nozzle is the octane you selected. But the Attorney General for the state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against a chain of filling stations, alleging that its premium- and medium-grade gasoline has been diluted with the regular stuff. [More]
Gulf Oil CEO: Gas Should Be Down To $3.50/Gallon By July 4
By 6.2.11
The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. has been hovering just below the $4 mark for quite some time, with the average now at around $3.80 per gallon. But earlier today, the CEO of Gulf Oil said he expects that price to dip down at least another $.30 by the time we’re setting off fireworks and painting our faces red white and blue for the Fourth of July. [More]
Not Filling The Tank On Your Rental Car Could Cost You $9 A Gallon
By 5.4.11
Next time you’re running close to the deadline for returning a rental car and have to choose between a late fee or being penalized for not having a full gas tank, be sure that you’re using the right per-gallon dollar amount when figuring out which will cost less. According to a new USA Today survey, the penalty for having to fill up a rental car’s tank can now set you back over $9 per gallon. [More]
Botched Paperwork Delays Law Capping Gas Tax
By 3.4.11
As gas prices have continued to rise in recent weeks, the people of Suffolk County in New York must have been so happy they passed a law that would cap sales tax on gas. The regulation was supposed to have kicked in on March 1, but, well… someone goofed. [More]
How To Siphon Gas Without Killing Yourself
By 12.13.10
Movies make most things seem easier than they actually are: Fighting off gangs of ninjas one-by-one, solving impossible math problems on Harvard blackboards and, most importantly, siphoning gas with your mouth. [More]
