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New Device Lets You Pay Cash To Fill Up Your Tank Without Leaving Deposit
By Paul Eng on December 21, 2011 3:15 PM
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If you want to pay cash at the gas station, chances are you either need to pre-pay or leave some sort of deposit inside before the attendant will even unlock the pump. But a station in Saginaw, MI, is testing a new pump technology called Post-Pay that allows cash-paying customers to unlock the gas pumps with a mere swipe of a driver's license. More »
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Gas Prices Dip Across The Country While Still Being Really High
By Mary Beth Quirk on November 29, 2011 12:00 PM
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There's good news and bad news when it comes to gas prices. First, yay! Gas prices are falling! But boo, they're still at record highs for this time of the year. More »
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Gas Prices Rose Almost 6 Cents A Gallon In Last Two Weeks
By Phil Villarreal on September 12, 2011 8:30 AM
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Gas prices are expected to rise during holiday weekends, but this year's Labor Day price bump reportedly turned into a ramp. In the past two weeks ending Friday, the national average regular gas price crept up 5.76 cents to $3.667 per gallon. The increase echoes the rise in the cost of crude oil, and an ethanol price rise also was a factor. More »
Orlando Shell Station Charges $5.59/Gallon, Shocking Drivers
By Ben Popken on August 31, 2011 3:00 PM
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Gas prices are high, but $5.59 a gallon? That's what drivers pulling up to a Shell station at in Orlando, FL are paying. They say they don't find out what the price is until they get their receipt. Talk about Shell-shock. More »
Walmart To Offer Lower Gas Prices In 18 States For Next Three Months (There's A Catch)
By Chris Morran on June 29, 2011 12:15 PM
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Gas ain't cheap these days, and it probably isn't going to be cheap again until someone invents the Mr. Fusion machine. But for the next three months, if you have a Walmart credit card, the nation's largest retailer is offering discounted fuel at stores in 18 states. More »
Gas Prices Have Tumbled Nearly A Penny A Day The Past 2 Weeks
By Phil Villarreal on June 27, 2011 9:15 AM
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Welcome to the era in which $3.63 gas is welcomed as a relief. After a rapid, budget-breaking price surge at the pumps, drivers have finally caught a break with the average gallon of gas Friday dropping 11 cents over the previous two weeks. The price is still nearly a dollar more than gas cost a year ago. More »
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Decreasing Demand, Falling Oil Prices Lead To Gas Price Dip
By Phil Villarreal on June 13, 2011 8:15 AM
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The road trip activity that goes hand in hand with the end of the school year tends to drive up gas prices, but drivers are instead finding a bit of relief at the pump. Thanks to a drop in demand, an expected increase in production and fading crude prices, U.S. gas prices have dropped 4 percent over the past three weeks. More »
GM CEO Thinks $1 Increase In Gas Price Would Do Us All Some Good
By Chris Morran on June 7, 2011 3:30 PM
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General Motors CEO Dan Akerson believes in educating the consumer. That's why, rather than GM being compelled by Washington to make more fuel efficient cars that might cost us more to purchase, he thinks the drivers of America need to learn a lesson in frugality by being forced to pay more money at the pump. More »
Gulf Oil CEO: Gas Should Be Down To $3.50/Gallon By July 4
By Chris Morran on June 2, 2011 3:45 PM
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The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. has been hovering just below the $4 mark for quite some time, with the average now at around $3.80 per gallon. But earlier today, the CEO of Gulf Oil said he expects that price to dip down at least another $.30 by the time we're setting off fireworks and painting our faces red white and blue for the Fourth of July. More »
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Gas Prices Drive People To Buy Homes Closer To Work
By Ben Popken on May 20, 2011 11:00 AM
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A survey by Coldwell Banker of its realtors finds that gas prices are figuring big in the calculations made by new home buyers of where to live. 75% said the spike gas prices is influencing decisions made by their clients, pushing them to choose homes closer to where they work. More »
Senators Ask FTC To Investigate Possible Price Fixing By Oil Refiners
By Chris Morran on May 17, 2011 12:37 PM
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Even though the U.S. Attorney General has already begun an inter-agency investigation into the manipulation of oil prices, three senators have asked the Jon Leibowitz, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and Consumerist pal, to investigate possible price fixing by this country's oil refiners. More »
Drivers Line Up For Cheap Gas After Glitch Lowers Price To $1.10/Gallon
By Chris Morran on May 16, 2011 2:18 PM
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When people in the L.A. neighborhood of Wilmington began to get word that a Valero gas station was selling gas for the low, low price of $1.10 a gallon, there were soon cars lined up around the corner. But this wasn't some crazy promotional discount; it was a computer glitch that lost the station's owners thousands of dollars. More »
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The Cities That Guzzle The Least & Most Amounts Of Gas
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 11, 2011 10:30 AM
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As gas prices exasperate consumers at the pump nationwide, you might be throwing your hands up in despair and grumbling about how your neighborhood probably has it the worst. A new report shows that it's not necessarily the biggest cities that are spending the most on gas. More »
Higher Gas Prices Leading To Increase In Stranded Drivers With Empty Gas Tanks
By Chris Morran on May 5, 2011 1:30 PM
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Now that it's more expensive to fill up your gas tank than it is to take a family of six out to the movies, folks are trying to stretch that fuel dollar as thin as they possibly can. Unfortunately this has led to a jump in the number of stranded motorists in need of a few drops just to get them to the next gas station. More »
Not Filling The Tank On Your Rental Car Could Cost You $9 A Gallon
By Chris Morran on May 4, 2011 1:15 PM
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Next time you're running close to the deadline for returning a rental car and have to choose between a late fee or being penalized for not having a full gas tank, be sure that you're using the right per-gallon dollar amount when figuring out which will cost less. According to a new USA Today survey, the penalty for having to fill up a rental car's tank can now set you back over $9 per gallon. More »
Swiping Your Debit Card At The Pump Could Put A Huge Hold On Your Checking Account
By Chris Morran on April 29, 2011 4:30 PM
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When customers pay by debit card, it's a common practice in the hotel and restaurant business to put a hold on their account for an estimated amount of the purchase. That way, there is still flexibility for you to write in a tip or to cover any other ancillary costs. Now, more and more gas stations are taking this approach for debit card customers who swipe at the pump, putting holds in the range of $50 to $100 that can linger on your account for days. More »
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Big Oil Companies Sucked Up Much Higher Profits Than They Did A Year Ago
By Phil Villarreal on April 29, 2011 11:06 AM
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You may not be too pleased about paying higher and higher gas prices, but rest assured that your money is going to a good cause — the continued enrichment of big oil. In the first quarter of 2011, the five largest oil companies all upped their massive profits from a year ago. More »
Calculate And Track Your Gas Mileage With Fuelly
By Laura Northrup on April 26, 2011 2:00 PM
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The best way to save money on gasoline is to use less of it. You can do that by driving less, and by being more conscious of your car's gas mileage. Fuelly is a handy little web application that's easy to use from your smartphone, or your computer. It tracks your gas purchases and mileage over time and calculates miles per gallon overall and per tank. More »
Costco Sues California Man Picketing Over Gas Prices
By Chris Morran on April 6, 2011 4:34 PM
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For the past few months, a man in San Luis Obispo, CA, has been protesting his local Costco, claiming that the store's gas prices are misleading. Now the store has sued the peeved protester, alleging that he's trespassed on store property and made threatening statements. More »
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Government May Tap Petroleum Reserve To Tame Pump Prices
By Phil Villarreal on March 7, 2011 9:45 AM
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Because Middle Eastern turmoil is inflating the price of oil, leading to runaway gas prices that are in no way examples of gouging, the government is considering turning toward its own petroleum stockpile. More »
