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Gas Pices Down This Memorial Day Weekend

Posted May 30th 2011 by David Kiley

Gas prices are dropping this Memorial Day weekend, according to the latest surveys of gas prices state by state. ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency

Gas Prices Climbing Fast Hurts Obama And Helps Hybrid Sales

Posted Feb 23rd 2012 by David Kiley | AOL Autos

Gas prices are rising faster than members of the media can cover the story. While doing a stand-up about higher gas prices, one California reporter turned around to see the station owner changing the price on the signpost by ten cents a gallon. ...

As Gas Prices Rise, So Do Sales Of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

Posted Mar 1st 2012 by Pete Bigelow | AOL Autos

The recent surge in gas prices across the country has brought similar surge in the number of car shoppers seeking fuel-efficient vehicles. The effect has been "dramatic," Ford spokesperson Erich Merkle said. ...

CATEGORIES: Car Shopping, Automotive News

Car Buyers Won't Change Habits Until Gas Hits $6.51 A Gallon

Posted Apr 5th 2012 by Scott Burgess | AOL Autos

More than one third of car shoppers say that gas prices will have to top $6.51 before they would consider buying a more fuel efficient vehicle, according to a recent survey by AutoTrader.com ...

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Why Are Gas Prices Dropping?

Posted Jun 3rd 2010 by Kevin Ransom | AOL Autos

A wise man once said that the hardest thing in the world to predict was the future. To which we would add: “Especially gasoline prices.” Fuel prices have indeed been a moving target over the last couple of years. Now, summer is upon us, a season when gas price increases are as ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News

Gas Prices Trending Downwards

Posted Jul 11th 2011 by Michael Zak | AOL Autos

Though we are right smack in the middle of July, a time of vacationing and road trips for millions of Americans, gas prices are remaining relatively cheap. As of Monday morning, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.631, which is up slightly over yesterday's average ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News

Social Media Fueling Campaigns For Gas Boycotts

Posted Apr 15th 2011 by Michael Zak | AOL Autos

With nationwide gas prices hitting an average of $3.80 per gallon this week, consumers are truly feeling the pain at the pump. And, as a result, they're starting to fight back. ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News

Gas Prices: Top Five Best and Worst States

Posted Jul 18th 2008 by Craig Howie | AOL Autos

Price of gas got you crying at the pump? Is it eating into your household budget? Well, get used to it.That's the word on the streets as the price of a gallon of gasoline soared to a record high national average of $4.086 as of June 30. With regional differentials pushing the price much higher in ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency, Automotive News, Car Care

Gas Saver Myths

Posted Dec 23rd 2007 by David Ellis

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Using a special additive or cutting off your A/C won't really cut your gasoline consumption. But myths like these run rampant in the minds of American drivers.Right now, the price of gasoline is again setting record highs. The average price for a gallon of regular hit ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency, Automotive News, Car Care

Tips to Save Gas

Posted Apr 21st 2008 by Peter Valdes-Dapena

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- With gas prices rising, gas-saving advice abounds: Drive more gently, don't carry extra stuff in your trunk, combine your shopping trips. This is all sound advice but there's one driving tip that will probably save you more gas than all the others, especially if you spend ...

CATEGORIES: Green Driving, Fuel Efficiency, Driving

Good News For Summer Driving: Oil Prices Down. Gas Prices To Follow.

Posted May 6th 2011 by David Kiley | AOL Autos

In a reversal of what analysts and pundits were warning just a month ago, oil prices are falling and predictions are for $3.50 per gallon gas by June, just in time for summer driving. ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News

Silly Season: Politicians Distort The Facts About Gas Prices

Posted Jun 20th 2011 by David Kiley | AOL Autos

It's officially the silly season. With the 2012 Presidential election looming, politicians are already distorting facts about gas prices to make political points, says www.factcheck.org. ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News

Confessions of a Gas Station Owner

Posted Dec 15th 2008 by J.D. Booth | AOL Autos

It's been quite a year as far as fuel prices are concerned. From a high north of $4 a gallon all the way down to a sub-$2 a gallon, motorists can be forgiven for wondering what the heck is going on in one of the least avoidable places to do business -- the gas station.In an effort to discover what ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency, Automotive News, Car Care

Hybrids: Save gas, lose money

Posted Feb 29th 2008 by Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney staff writer

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Buying a hybrid will save you money on gas...but you might still come out behind. One of two main reasons, according to a recent analysis by Consumer Reports, is an additional cost that has typically been treated as an unknown: depreciation. Another factor, the report ...

CATEGORIES: Green Driving, Green Cars, Automotive News, Automotive Technology

Gas-Saving Scams

Posted Sep 22nd 2006 by Peter Valdes-Dapena

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - It costs less than $40 and, according to its Web site marketing, it will raise your vehicle's fuel economy by 30 percent or more. Customers swear by it in testimonials.Whatever it is, your best bet is to keep your credit card in your wallet.Whenever gas prices spike, such ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency, Automotive News, Car Care

Why Does Gas Cost So Much?

Posted Apr 23rd 2010 by Rex Roy

"Why does my gas cost so much?" It's a valid question, especially when gas prices fluctuate overnight for no apparent reason and TV news talking heads focus on it with the same energy as the health care debate. Some might say there's a good reason to be concerned, especially in light of a recent ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency, Automotive News, Driving

Drivers In Some States More Vulnerable To Gas Price Spikes

Posted Jun 9th 2010 by Kevin Ransom | AOL Autos

Gasoline. Sweet, glorious, beautiful gasoline. Liquid gold. The magic elixir. The source of life. It might sound foolish, but is there any other precious commodity whose prices so drastically impact our daily lives? It was the dizzying spike in fuel costs in the summer of 2008 -- when gas prices ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency, Automotive News, Car Care

Marketers Say 'Tanks' for Buying With Gifts of Gas

Posted Jun 5th 2008 by Laura Petrecca, USA TODAY

With the economy in the slow lane, a growing range of businesses are using free fuel to try to drive sales.Among them is upscale Callaway Golf (Quote: ely), with an "increase your driving distance" giveaway of gasoline cards up to $100 with the purchase of select drivers."The price of gas is a ...

CATEGORIES: Car Shopping, Automotive News

Alaska Suffers From Highest U.S. Gas Prices

Posted Jul 22nd 2008 by Yereth Rosen, Reuters

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Think you're feeling pain at the gas pump? Consider the residents of Lime Village, Alaska, an isolated Denaina Athabascan Indian community where gasoline prices have hit $8.55 a gallon.The price is severely curtailing movement around the interior Alaska village, where ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency

Chrysler Set To Offer Vehicles That Run On A Different Kind Of Gas

Posted Apr 13th 2011 by David Kiley | AOL Autos

As gasoline prices climb this year, Chrysler says it is planning for some of its cars and trucks to run on a different kind of gas by 2017. The automaker says it will introduce compressed-natural-gas powered vehicles by 2017. The first vehicle is expected to be a Dodge Ram pickup. But passenger ...

CATEGORIES: Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Green Cars, Automotive News, Chrysler News