Ever wondered how far you might be able to cruise - once your fuel gauge reaches E? American auto manufacturers know that we like to have a buffer zone, so E doesn’t really mean Empty! It’s means almost empty, or you should be looking for the next gas station, or hopefully you’re within […]
July 7th, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Gas Prices"
Web Service Lets You Lock in Gas Prices
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future.
There’s a new service out on the inter-web, called myGallons.com and it allows you to buy gas at todays price, and pump it in the future. So if you bought 100 gallons today at 4.60 per gallon, and […]
Toyota struggles to meet hybrid, small car demand
DETROIT (Reuters) — The surge in popularity for small cars and fuel-efficient hybrids has left Toyota facing an unusual problem: deepening shortages of popular models such as the Prius hybrid.
A limited inventory of small cars hurt Toyota, which reported a 11.5 percent drop in U.S. sales in June.
In stark contrast, Japanese rival Honda reported a […]
U.S. auto sales hit 15-year low
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales plunged in June to a 15-year low, but a month-end clearance sale helped General Motors Corp retain its No. 1 spot and steer clear of the wipeout many had feared, sending its shares higher.
Record gas prices and declining trade-in values for big trucks and SUVs hit truck sales hard […]
Gasoline prices stabilize; oil continues to rise
Gasoline prices leveled last week, but the same couldn’t be said for oil prices.
Crude oil prices climbed to another record of more than $142 Friday (June 27th), signaling a likely return to rising prices at the pump.
The price of crude oil reached $142.26 in pre-market electronic trading before falling to $140.65, up $1.01 as of […]
Is the midsize SUV becoming extinct?
DETROIT – Even in northern Wisconsin, where midsize sport utility vehicles are as common as deer, people are starting to abandon them because of high gasoline prices.
It’s one of the last places to back away from the class of SUVs, which includes the once-popular Ford Explorer and Chevrolet TrailBlazer. Some industry analysts are already declaring the […]
Small-car surge is a replay of 1979
Folks too young to remember the oil crises of the 1970s may see the recent small-car surge as the greatest market flip in U.S. auto history. But these aren’t uncharted waters.
For historical perspective on the shocking sales numbers that rolled in last week, put them alongside this passage from Lee Iacocca’s 1984 autobiography: “Never before […]
Cycle sales up, drivers switch to save
Ricky Cook was growing weary shelling out $60 every time he filled the tank of a Dodge Ram diesel pickup that got 18 miles per gallon — on a good day. When diesel reached $4.75 a gallon, he started looking for a cheaper way to get to work and zip around town.
He found it two […]
Gas Prices - Worldwide
If you’re wondering what that same gallon of gasoline would cost in the far reaches of the world, read on, but prepare to be upset and maybe even angry, and it’s only going to get worse for Americans. Auto makers are hurting too (see ‘Bummer for Hummer story
- here)! Production of hybrids and […]
Will Hummer survive? GM looks at all options
The Volt and another new small Chevy are in–and Hummer may be out–of General Motors’ dramatically revamped product lineup. The automaker on Tuesday announced sweeping product changes as its sales continue to be battered by high gasoline prices.
June 7th, 2008 | On The Road | 1 comment | Continued
Gasoline not the only rising cost for drivers
Does filling the gas tank leave your wallet empty and spirit sputtering? Get used to both because almost everything car-related is costing more.
From oil changes to parking lot fees, sticker shock will make this summer even stickier.
“Everything is more expensive,” said Raj Amber, a partner at AAA Limousine in Alexandria, Va., bemoaning the recent oil […]
Price Per Gallon of Gas Continues to Rise Daily
Filling up our gas tanks is increasingly becoming more painful to our wallets as the days go on. In fact,
recent surveys indicate that in the past two weeks alone the cost of gas has gone up an average of about 15 cents a gallon. That means that the average cost of a gallon of […]
$4.00 a gallon - now a reality
Regular unleaded gasoline averaged $3.79 a gallon across the country, up 39 cents from a month ago. Midgrade rose 41 cents to $4.02 a gallon. Prices for premium soared to $4.17 a gallon, up 43 cents from a month ago.
May 18th, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
Gas Prices Got You Down? Hows $2.99 a Gallon Sound?
Chrysler is promoting it’s 2.99 a gallon gas for the first three years on qualifying cars. We did some quick math and here’s what the average person would save:
Based on gas at $3.99 a gallon - you’d save $1714 dollars (over three years) if you got 21 miles a gallon and drove 12,000 miles […]
Gas Prices - New National Average - Survey
The new National average for a gallon of regular unleaded reached another high over the weekend, the new national average is now 3.62 Tell us when you think Americans will stop driving large SUVs, will it be at $4.00 a gallon, $5.00 a gallon, or now? Tell us in the comment section below!
May 5th, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
Average U.S. retail gasoline price hits $3.50
Gas Prices Nationwide continue to climb hitting a new record today, $3.50 a gallon according to AAA
April 21st, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued