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Gas Prices Are Now Lower Than They Were One Year Ago
2007-07-21 00:00:00 Thanks to a nearly two month slow and steady decrease in the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, the price of gas is actually less expensive now than what it was exactly one year ago. According to GasBuddy, today’s national average gas price is at $2.975, which is slightly less than ... More About: Gas Prices , Lower , Lowe , Year , Were
Did You Drive Less Than 200 Miles Today?
2007-07-19 00:00:00 Thanks to sites like Digg and Hugg, recently I’ve seen several stories regarding the possible return of the electric car, I thought it might be worth it to do a quick sanity check to see if these vehicles would actually be viable for most of us. It seems to me that the most common knock ... More About: Drive , Today , Miles
National Average Gas Price Back Above $3
2007-07-13 00:00:00 Hopefully you enjoyed the sub $3 gas while it lasted (if it ever even made it to your area), because according to GasBuddy.com, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has jumped back above $3 per gallon for the first time since June 17. Currently there are 25 states reporting average ... More About: National , Back , Price , Average
What Stops People From Buying Hybrids?
2007-07-07 00:00:00 Despite the fact that hybrid sales have shot through the roof (relatively speaking) as gas prices have increased, and that there are more hybrid makes and models to choose from, there are still plenty of reasons why hybrid cars might not be for everyone. In order to try and find out why there’s not a ... More About: People , Buying , Hybrids , Stops
What Would Happen if We Had to Ration Gasoline?
2007-06-30 00:00:00 In an attempt to curb the billions of dollars spent annually on subsidizing the cost of gasoline, the Iranian government has implemented a fuel rationing program. As would be expected, this program has been met with a lot of opposition and some sporadic violence. According to an article written by Nasser Karimi and published ... More About: Gasoline , Line , Would , Soli
Fuel Economy Tip - Have Your Brake System Checked
2007-06-28 00:00:00 If you notice a gradual or even sudden decrease in your car’s gas mileage (assuming that nothing drastic has changed in your driving habits) there are several things that could be going on with your car that might be causing the drop in fuel economy. Maybe you’re driving around with a dirty or clogged air ... More About: Economy , System , Fuel , Fuel Economy , Econ
Would You Still Drive If Gas Prices Doubled?
2007-06-27 00:00:00 It’s funny how when things get bad, we tend to try to think of theoretical situations in which our circumstances are worse than the status quo and wonder to ourselves what exactly we would do if the event actually came to fruition. I don’t know if it’s to make ourselves feel better about ... More About: Drive , Gas Prices , Would , Bled , Prices
Is it Really Expensive to Buy a Fuel Efficient Vehicle?
2007-06-22 00:00:00 After running this site for over a year now, I’ve heard nearly every excuse as to why people don’t want to buy a more fuel efficient vehicle. By far, the most frequently used reason is, “it’s too expensive to buy a car that gets better gas mileage.” I think the reason people use this ... More About: Fuel , Vehicle , Really , Ally , Efficient
Follow up to Turning Your Car Off
2007-06-19 00:00:00 A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about an easy way for you to increase your car’s gas mileage without having to alter any of your driving habits. To jog your memory, the tip was to simply turn your car off if you were going to sit at a stop light for ... More About: Turn
Have Gas Prices Peaked For the Summer?
2007-06-19 00:00:00 Over the past couple of weeks it seems that the national average price for a gallon of gasoline has lost about a penny per day. While this is certainly a welcome surprise, has this modest decrease been enough to make us think the worst is behind us? Apparently not so much. According to a recent ... More About: Summer , Gas Prices , Peak , Prices
National Average Gas Price Back Below $3
2007-06-16 00:00:00 Thanks to a run of relatively benign weather, an increase in U.S. gasoline inventories and reduced refinery problems, the national average gasoline price has fallen below $3 per gallon for the first time since May 1. Since hitting the all-time record of $3.24 on May 22, the price of gasoline has taken a slow ... More About: National , Back , Price , Below , Belo
The Most Inconvenient Ways to Save Gas
2007-06-12 00:00:00 While there are plenty of ways we can easily and conveniently go about increasing your car’s gas mileage - i.e. making sure your tires are properly inflated, changing out dirty air filters, etc. - there are also many ways we try to save gas that ultimately end up being a huge inconvenience. Don’t get me ... More About: Save
Gas Prices Continue to Fall, Break $3.10
2007-06-08 00:00:00 Thanks to an unexpected spike in gasoline inventories, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas broke $3.10 for the first time in over three weeks. Unfortunately, this might be where gas prices bottom out (or at least plateau) because the same report that showed a spike in gasoline inventories also showed ... More About: Break , Gas Prices , Fall , Brea , Conti
Gas Prices Continue to Fall
2007-06-06 00:00:00 Thanks to a report showing higher U.S. gasoline inventories brought about by increased refinery capacity (i.e. fixed refinery problems), the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has fallen nearly 3% during the past week and a half. After hitting a record high of $3.24 on May 23, the price of gasoline has ... More About: Gas Prices , Fall , Conti , Prices
Which Driving Habit Annoys You The Most?
2007-06-06 00:00:00 While most of us try our best to avoid getting too worked up while we’re driving down the road, it seems that nearly all of us have that one pet peeve that will push us over the edge and turn a mundane commute into a terrible case of road rage, action packed full of ... More About: Driving , Ving , Abit , Anno , Habit
What Would Happen if Each of us Decreased Demand for Gas by 5%?
2007-06-02 00:00:00 On many occasions on this site I’ve stated that just slightly decreasing the amount of gasoline you use will add up over time and really make a difference. While it certainly is pretty cliche, it’s definitely nothing but the truth. Let me explain: On average, Americans consume about 386 million gallons of gasoline each day. ... More About: Would , Ease , Demand
Gas Prices Fall During Memorial Day Weekend
2007-05-31 00:00:00 Much to the surprise of most of the country, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline actually fell four cents over the Memo rial Day weekend and now stands at $3.20, which is the lowest prices have been in about a week. While the price drop was unexpected, it certainly wasn’t unwanted, especially ... More About: Weekend , Gas Prices
What Will The Average Gas Price Be One Year From Now?
2007-05-31 00:00:00 Thanks to the 40% run-up in the price of gasoline over the past five months, it seems most of us have a pretty gloom and doom forecast of where prices will be one year from now. In fact, it seems things have gotten so bad that nearly half of us believe we’ll be paying more than ... More About: Price , Vera , The A , Year , Average
What Would Happen If We Boycotted Only One Station?
2007-05-31 00:00:00 Earlier in the month I wrote about how I thought the idea of May 15th’s gasoline boycott would be completely futile and useless. May 15 came and went, gas prices continued to increase, and most of the American public became painfully aware that this tactic was bound to fail. Apparently, the message didn’t get through ... More About: Station , Boycott , Stat , Would
Who Are People Blaming For The Record High Gas Prices?
2007-05-25 00:00:00 While it’s fairly obvious that most of us are pretty upset with the fact that gas prices have gone up so much in a relatively short amount of time, according to a recent survey on Daily Fuel Economy Tip, who we feel is to blame is a little more up in the air. When asked, ... More About: People , Gas Prices , High , Record , Ming
Nearly 80% of People Believe Gas Prices Have Been Manipulated
2007-05-24 00:00:00 According to a recent poll on Daily Fuel Economy Tip, nearly 80% of people believe that oil and gasoline companies have manipulated the supply of gas in order to cause prices to shoot through the roof. When asked, “Do you believe oil and gasoline companies have manipulated the supply of gas to cause prices to ... More About: People , Gas Prices , Believe , Late , Nearly
Top 4 Ways You’re Wasting Gas When You Think You’re Saving It
2007-05-23 00:00:00 With the price of gasoline up over 40% since the beginning of the year, many people are trying to find new ways to save money at the pump. While many of these ideas are useful and worth the extra effort - adjusting your commuting time, cleaning out your car’s trunk, turning off your car at ... More About: Saving , Ving
Only Four States Remain Under $3
2007-05-21 00:00:00 For the first time in history, the national average gas price has topped $3.20 per gallon - and there’s no indication that prices will plateau or fall any time soon. Over the past month gas prices have jumped over 11% and are up over 3% over the last week alone. Today’s price is about 10% ... More About: Four , Only , States , Stat , Under
Down to the Final Two
2007-05-21 00:00:00 Not even 24 hours after I posted an article which talked about how there were only four states with an average gas price below $3 per gallon - two of them have fallen off the wagon and now have prices at or above $3. The two remaining states below $3 per gallon are New Hampshire ... More About: Final , Fina
What The Government Might Do If We Don’t Curb Demand On Our Own
2007-05-17 00:00:00 After May 15th’s failed gasoline boycott, hopefully we have all come to the realization that the only way we will ever be able to effectively reduce gasoline prices in the United States is by reducing demands. (As a side note, it shouldn’t have taken a failed boycott for you to realize this, but that’s an ... More About: Government , Over , What The , Demand , The Go
National Average Gas Price up to $3.11
2007-05-16 00:00:00 A day before the so called “National Gas Boycott,” the national average gas price has jumped to $3.11, tying the record set in September 2005 shortly after Hurricane Katrina damaged oil refineries in the Gulf Coast area. Since the first of the year, gas prices have risen nearly 35%, and are up nearly 45% since the ... More About: Price , Vera , Average
Boycott is Useless, Gas Prices up Another Two Cents
2007-05-16 00:00:00 For those of you who participated in the gas boycott today, thanks for trying but I hate to say I told you so. Despite today’s “National Gasoline Boycott,” which was intended to force gas stations to drop their prices, the national average gas price jumped to $3.13, which is two cents higher than yesterday’s price. As ... More About: Cents , Gas Prices , Another , Useless , Less
How Much Are Higher Gas Prices Really Hurting You?
2007-05-13 00:00:00 At least once or twice over the past couple of months most of us have complained about the increase of the price of gasoline. But, is this nothing more than just making conversation, or are we really being hurt financially? Like most issues, the answer depends on who you ask. According to a recent poll ... More About: Gas Prices , Real , High , Much , Higher
How You Should Respond to the May 15th Boycott Email
2007-05-12 00:00:00 I’m not trying to beat a dead horse, I’m really not. But for some reason this topic has got me pretty fired up - and considering the response I received from my previous post regarding this issue, I’m not the only one who feels this way. I’m sure by now you’ve received the “boycott ... More About: Email , Should , Boycott
Stop Sending Those “Don’t Buy Gas” Emails
More articles from this author:2007-05-09 00:00:00 Thanks to the recent run-up in gas prices, many of our email accounts have become cluttered with chain emails asking us to boycott major gasoline stations on a certain date in the future. The reason being, we’re pissed about having to pay so much for gas and if we all band together for ... More About: Stop , Emails , Ending , Those , Hose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
