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Gas Prices Up to $3.06, 5 Cents From Record
2007-05-07 00:00:00 Just five days after breaking the $3 barrier, the national average gas price is only a shiny nickel away from breaking the all-time record of $3.11 set in September 2005 shortly after Hurricane Katrina… and it’s only the beginning of May! As of Saturday morning, the national average gas price for a gallon of regular unleaded ... More About: Cents , Gas Prices , Price , Record , Prices
When Will Gas Prices Affect Your Driving Habits?
2007-05-07 00:00:00 With gas prices up nearly 33% since the beginning of the year, it’s obvious that the increased cost is starting to hit all of us pretty hard. That being said, has the cost gone up enough to drastically alter the amount of driving that we do? According to a recent poll on Daily Fuel ... More About: Driving , Habits , Gas Prices , Price , Will
National Average Gas Price Breaks $3 Per Gallon
2007-05-03 00:00:00 After much anticipation, the national average gas price has finally broken $3 per gallon, and looks to continue its rapid increase for the foreseeable future. According to GasBuddy, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline cracked the $3 mark late in the evening on May 1st. At the same time ... More About: National , Rage , Price , Vera , Breaks
Oil Goes Into More Than Just Gasoline
2007-05-03 00:00:00 When we hear that the price of oil has gone up, usually the first thing that we think about is having to pay more for gasoline. While a large percentage of oil does go towards making gasoline, it isn’t the only thing that oil is used for. Chance are, right now you’re probably using many products that ... More About: Gasoline , More , Line , Goes , Soli
Trucks, SUVs Losing Their Edge
2007-04-30 00:00:00 When it comes to owning a vehicle, more and more people are of the belief that bigger isn’t better. According to a recent poll on Daily Fuel Economy Tip, sedans and compact cars accounted for 72% of our primary vehicles while trucks, SUVs and minivans accounted for only 28% of our primary vehicles. Both sedans and compact ... More About: Trucks , Sing , Edge
Gas Prices Inching Closer to $3
2007-04-30 00:00:00 It looks like last week’s slight drop in the average national gas price (it dropped by a whopping one cent) was the exception to the rule, as gas prices have resumed their upward trend and are now just short of $3 per gallon. As of Sunday evening, the national average gas price had risen to ... More About: Gas Prices , Close , Price , Inch , Loser
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
2007-04-26 00:00:00 “Oil is not like wheat; we are not growing it every year. Oil is the outcome of many millions of years of geological history.” - Manouchehr Takin, Energy Analyst Tonight I watched a very entertaining, yet scary documentary entitled A Crude Awakening: The O il Crash , which centers around the world’s dependency on oil and ... More About: Wake , Rude , Rude Awakening
Gas Prices Fall for the First Time in Three Months
2007-04-25 00:00:00 According to data released by the Energy Information Administration, the average price of a gallon gasoline fell by roughly one cent last week, ending 12 consecutive weeks of increasing prices. The national average price for all grades of gasoline now stands at $2.92. In additional good news, according to the same data, we’re currently ... More About: Time , Gas Prices , Price , First , Three
Senators Propose Legislation to Reduce Gas Consumption by 45%
2007-04-24 00:00:00 New Mexican Democrat Senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici, the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the State Energy and National Resources Committee, have introduced legislation that calls for a 45% reduction of gasoline consumption by 2030. While the Energy Efficiency Promotion Act’s greater focus centered on reducing America’s use of fossil fuels in general, ... More About: Reduce , Nato , Legislation , Redu , Cons
Why Your Grandma Gets Better Gas Mileage Than You
2007-04-24 00:00:00 Have you ever been told that you drive like a grandma? If so, good for you! If not, after reading this, you might want to change your ways. At first glance this should seem like an insult, however, I fully believe it should be taken as a compliment. What “you drive like a ... More About: Mile , Gets , Better , Grand , Grandma
DOE Changing Its Tune, Says Record High Gas Prices Possible
2007-04-20 00:00:00 Nearly a month after declaring that we should expect to see slightly lower gas prices this summer, the head of Department of Energy has backed off that assertion and now believes that we might break our record high average gasoline price. According to an article published by Boston.com, Energy Chief Samuel Bodman believes that a slight ... More About: Rice , Gas Prices , Changing , Price , High
ConocoPhillips and Tysons Teamup to Create Biodiesel Fuel
2007-04-19 00:00:00 It looks like biodiesel may be the alternative fuel of the future if Conoco Phillips and Tysons have anything to say about it. According to a report published on CNN.com, the two giant corporations have planned a partnership that will allow the two companies to create millions of gallons of biodiesel fuel each year. This agreement seems to ... More About: Biodiesel , Fuel , Conocophillips , Team
What Your Driver’s Ed Teacher Would Say About Gas Mileage
2007-04-19 00:00:00 Remember back in high school, when your driver’s ed teacher would ramble on, talking about important things that you were sure you already knew? Turns out, we probably should have paid better attention because a lot of the things he or she talked about go a long way towards helping us reduce our gasoline ... More About: Driver , What , Hat , Your , River
Gas Prices Reach Highest Levels Since August
2007-04-17 00:00:00 Thanks to increasing demand and supply shortages caused by problems at several refineries, the national average gas price for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel jumped a little over 7 cents during the past week and now stands at $2.88 per gallon. To add insult to injury, current gas prices are roughly 10 cents higher ... More About: Rice , Gas Prices , Price , High , Reach
Top 5 Ways You’re Needlessly Adding Weight to Your Car
2007-04-16 00:00:00 One of the simplest ways for you to increase your car’s gas mileage is to reduce all of the excess weight you’re carrying around. According to FuelEconomy.gov for every extra 100 pounds you carry around in your car, you’ll reduce its gas mileage by 2%. So, with that being said, what extra things are you ... More About: Weight , Your , Need , Less , Eight
25% of Primary Vehicles Get Better Than 30 MPG
2007-04-14 00:00:00 So, do you want the good news first, or do you want the bad news first? Because this is a rhetorical question, I’ll go ahead and start off with the good news: according to a recent poll on Daily Fuel Economy Tip, 25% of us have primary vehicles that get better than 30 miles per ... More About: Vehicles , Vehicle , Mary , Better , Primary
Gas Prices Continue to Climb, Little Relief in Site
2007-04-13 00:00:00 Despite what many people (ahem, the Federal Government) would you like you to believe, we’re not going to see a drop in gas prices and, more than likely, we’re going to pay a lot more this summer than what we paid last summer. Don’t get me wrong, I hope that the Department of Energy is ... More About: Site , Rice , Gas Prices , Price , Little
DOE Reiterates Stance on Sub $3 Gas Prices
2007-04-12 00:00:00 Despite the unseasonably early jump in gas prices - which are up nearly 30% since the end of January - the Department of Energy has reiterated its believe that this summer’s average gas price will actually be less than what we paid last summer. According to NPR’s Morning Addition, the Department of Energy believes that ... More About: Rice , Gas Prices , Price , REIT , Rates
Why $5 or $6 Gas Won’t Deter You From Driving
2007-04-11 00:00:00 At first glance, this post doesn’t seem to make much sense, especially since yesterday I wrote an article about how nearly 75% of people stated that they would alter their summer travel plans if gasoline were to get up to $4 per gallon. Don’t get me wrong, I think that if gas prices were to ... More About: Driving , Ving
Would $4 Gas Change Your Summer Travel Plans?
2007-04-10 00:00:00 It’s no secret that gas prices are unusually high for this time of year and that they’re going to continue to rise throughout the summer’s peak driving season. How high will they go? While nobody knows for sure, several analysts are predicting that before this summer is over, the national average gas price will ... More About: Travel , Summer , Change , Rave , Your
Gas Attendants Starting to Catch Flack
2007-04-09 00:00:00 Thanks to the nearly 27% jump in gas prices since the end of January, it seems most drivers are becoming increasingly frustrated with the amount of money that they have to pay to fill their car’s tank. Unfortunately, it seems more and more people are needlessly taking out their frustrations on the people who make ... More About: Cat , Tend , Start , Star , Ants
Where Do Gas Prices Go From Here?
2007-04-07 04:54:00 Now that the world has had time to breathe a collective sigh of relief after the very peaceful and amicable resolution to the “Iran Hostage Crisis - Part II” gas prices will start to fall and ultimately this summer won’t be as bad as what we experienced last year… right? Not according to many analysts, some of whom are predicting $4 gas in the very near future, which would shatter the record highs set last summer. In an article published on ABCNews.com, Phil Flynn, vice president and trading analyst for Alaron Trading, stated the following: “Things are looking pretty bad for the upcoming summer driving season. This is the time of year we’re supposed to be building supplies, but it seems like the refiners just can’t get ahead of what has been very, very strong demand. Everyone asks me, will we see $4 a gallon? And the answer is, there is a strong possibility we may see $4 a gallon.” This seems to be a pretty far cry from what the ... More About: Rice , Gas Prices , Price , Here , Where
Top 5 Easiest Ways to Cut Back on Driving and Gasoline Consumption
2007-04-06 00:00:00 I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to realize that the less you drive the less gasoline you’re going to waste. Unfortunately, many of us believe that if we need to go somewhere or get something that we need to get in our car, when in reality, nothing could be further from the truth. Don’t ... More About: Driving , Back , Gasoline , Line , Ving
Simple Things You Can do in Your Driveway to Get Better Gas Mileage
2007-04-05 00:00:00 For those of us who enjoy working on our cars (or don’t particularly enjoy it but know that it’s a necessary evil) there are plenty of simple things we can do to help maintain our cars and keep them in peak running condition. Not surprisingly, cars that are properly maintained also tend to get much better gas mileage as ... More About: Drive , Simp , Your , Mile , Simple
Gas Prices Rise to a 7 Month High
2007-04-04 00:00:00 Thanks to increased geopolitical tension brought about by the “Iran Hostage Crisis Part 2″ the national average gas price has jumped nearly ten cents over the last week to $2.75 per gallon. This represents the highest gas prices since last September and is nine cents higher than at the same point last year. After a massive drop in ... More About: Rice , Gas Prices , Price , High , Rise
Despite Spike in Prices, Gas Consumption Remains Steady
2007-04-03 00:00:00 I know it’s the popular thing to complain about how outrageous gas prices have become, but when push comes to shove, are you really doing anything about it? Unfortunately, according to an article published on SignOnSanDiego.com, most of us are eager to complain about gas prices, yet we’re still unable to change our driving habits. In ... More About: Main , Rice , Price , Stead , Spike
Which Vehicle do YOU Think Can Help Save the World?
2007-04-01 00:00:00 A couple of weeks ago I started a poll asking people to vote on which type of vehicle they thought would best help solve our growing environmental problems. After writing about many of the different types of environmentally friendlier vehicles, reading many of the comments and looking at the votes, it’s relatively clear that ... More About: World , Vehicle , Help , The World , Think
Are Electric Cars the Answer to the Growing Environmental Problems?
2007-03-31 00:00:00 Thanks to the documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” it seems that lately there has been quite a buzz surrounding these vehicles and their potential to help us lead a much more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Back in the late 1990s, the electric car was all the rage. It was touted not only as an environmentally ... More About: Environment , Cars , Mental , Environmental , Answer
The Iran Hostage Crisis Part 2 - What Will This Mean for Gas Prices?
2007-03-30 00:00:00 As I’m sure you’re already well aware, last Friday, the Iran ian navy seized 15 British sailors who had boarded a merchant ship somewhere in the Persian Gulf. Whether the British sailors were in Iraqi or Iranian waters remains to be determined, but what is for certain is this has the potential to drag out, escalate ... More About: What , Rice , Hat , This
Time to Unveil the “MPG Forum”
More articles from this author:2007-03-30 00:00:00 First off, I just want to take the opportunity to thank everyone who has visited Daily Fuel Economy Tip over the last year. It’s been a lot of fun working on this site and I hope that you’ve found it to be a good resource in helping you try to improve your car’s gas ... More About: Time , Forum , Veil 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
