Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Cost of Ownership, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Jan 4th, 2008
Imagine if your car could help you find the cheapest gas station on your route. This way you know your getting the best value for money and saving the most green. By helping you find the best bang for your buck on gas it is actually helping you keep the running costs down. Pretty ingenious […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Dec 18th, 2007
After 32 years U.S. Congress has just approved a bill that will increase fuel economy standards across the board for passenger vehicles. The bill will apply to any car, light truck, or SUV sold in the United States. The energy bill demands a 40 per cent improvement in fuel economy for all vehicles. It has […]
Posted in Automotive, Financing, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices, Incentives on Dec 18th, 2007
The Congress passed a bill today that will raise minimum gas efficiency from 25 MPG to 35 MPG, a 40% increase by the year 2020. It also adds all kinds of incentives to producing more bio-fuels and other alternative energy producing products. When we are all busy each day with so much around us sometimes […]
Posted in Automotive, Car Reviews, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Nov 20th, 2007
They have been all the rage in Europe and other countries. They are small, light, effiecient, and hve changed the way many people think of transportation. They are the Smart Cars. A product of the Daimler Co. , basically Mercedes-Benz, Smart’s cars have been popular with countries were gas prices have always been an […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Nov 14th, 2007
Now this is just facts. A list of gas mileage broken down by class. So no matter what your looking at this list should help. I inserted a link so you can see the neat little chart they have that breaks it all down for you. Definitely worth a look. “Each year, the Environmental Protection […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Nov 9th, 2007
“Consumers are hopping mad about rising gas prices. Prices rose to record levels in May 2007, averaging $3.47 a gallon in Los Angeles. At that price, refueling a Chevy Suburban costs $107. Most people expect gas prices to continue climbing, according to surveys. Some blame oil companies or auto makers for the problem. This has […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices, Honda on Nov 7th, 2007
Now that may sound exciting to some but the 5% figure is actually lower than what many environmental organizations would like to see, which would be annual increases of 4%, coupled with hard targets that manufacturers would have to meet. Blogs.automotive.com says, “The Free Press speculates that it’s possible that Honda is pledging to improve […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices, Google on Nov 7th, 2007
That sterotype of men never asking for directions might change when Google gets their way. Google is looking to help both men and women by “dispensing directions at gas station pumps, pointing them to landmarks, hotels, restaurants and other points of interest. ” Now once you find that pesky hotel off in the middle of […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Nov 3rd, 2007
The trade group representing automotive importers has decided it will not fight a 35 mile per gallon fuel economy standard being considered by the U.S. Congress. The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers wants the deadline for meeting the tougher standards pushed significantly back from the proposed 2020 timeline. This could be nothing but a positive […]
Posted in Automotive, Car Budget, Car Reviews, Gas Prices on Oct 23rd, 2007
Now obviously SUVs do not get the same gas mileage as a car does. But these top 3 that I will show, out of the 9 that is on about.com, are impressive for anything not a car. If you want some more room but do not want to make more room in your wallet for […]
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