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White House Wants Your Car To Get 54.5 MPG By 2025
By Chris Morran on November 16, 2011 5:00 PM
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Earlier today, the White House — along with the EPA and DOT — formally announced their proposal to improve fuel economy over the next decade and a half, with the goal of achieving fuel efficiencies equivalent to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. More »
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Texas AG Accuses Gas Station Chain Of Diluting Fuel
By Chris Morran on August 18, 2011 3:36 PM
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When you choose a grade of gasoline at the fuel pump, you're taking the gas station at its word that the gasoline coming out of the nozzle is the octane you selected. But the Attorney General for the state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against a chain of filling stations, alleging that its premium- and medium-grade gasoline has been diluted with the regular stuff. 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 »
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 »
Botched Paperwork Delays Law Capping Gas Tax
By Chris Morran on March 4, 2011 12:15 PM
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As gas prices have continued to rise in recent weeks, the people of Suffolk County in New York must have been so happy they passed a law that would cap sales tax on gas. The regulation was supposed to have kicked in on March 1, but, well... someone goofed. More »
How To Siphon Gas Without Killing Yourself
By Phil Villarreal on December 13, 2010 11:30 AM
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Movies make most things seem easier than they actually are: Fighting off gangs of ninjas one-by-one, solving impossible math problems on Harvard blackboards and, most importantly, siphoning gas with your mouth. More »
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BP Sucking Off 1,000 Barrels/Day From Spill, Only Thousands More To Go
By Ben Popken on May 17, 2010 5:16 PM
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By attaching a mile-long pipe to its leaking well, BP is now able to slurp off 1,000 barrels of oil daily. The Gulf of Mexico spill currently emits about 5,000 barrels of oil per day, according to BP/Coast Guard/NOAA estimates, which have been challenged by independent scientists who put the figure more at 70,000 barrels per day, and criticized BP for using methodology specifically not recommended for measuring large oil spills. BP's response: we're here to stop the oil, not measure it. Scientists are also concerned that the oil could reach a major stream that would ferry it into the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. Looks like we're gonna need a bigger milkshake straw. More »
Costco Dispenses E85 Ethanol Instead Of Gas
By Laura Northrup on May 14, 2010 10:00 AM
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A tank that customers at an upstate New York Costco gas station thought was full of premium gasoline may have actually dispensed E85 ethanol, damaging engines and fuel systems of cars not designed to deal with the fuel. E85 is a mixture of 85% corn juice and 15% gasoline that can severely damage engines not designed for it. More »
BP's Oil Cap Misses, Crude Still Spews
By Ben Popken on May 10, 2010 11:49 AM
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BP failed in its efforts this weekend to stop the worst of the Gulf of Mexico oil leaks with a 98-ton concrete and steel cap. The company said the dome's aperture became clogged by gas hydrates, and the hydrates also nearly built up to a level that would have lifted and dislodged the the stopper. “I wouldn’t say it has failed yet,” said Doug Suttles, a BP officer, at a news conference Saturday. “What I would say is what we attempted to do last night didn’t work.” BP said later this week they will try to plug the hole with rubber. More »
BP Sending Massive Funnel To Contain Oil Spill
is in the middle of constructing has built a 100-ton concrete and steel funnel that will be placed over the Gulf of Mexico oil leak to contain it and allow the oil to be pumped onshore. The placement, which I imagine is something like an incredibly stressful large-scale version of The Claw Game, is scheduled for noon eastern today. Will it do the trick? More »
By Ben Popken on May 6, 2010 11:20 AM
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Facts And Myths About Cutting Gas Costs
By Phil Villarreal on April 19, 2010 8:00 AM
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BillShrink writes in with some tips on how to cut the costs of fueling your car. Just as valuable as the tips to cut costs are the way the email shoots down myths about gas-saving methods that don't really work. More »
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Gas Prices On The Rise For No Good Reason
By Chris Walters on April 5, 2010 11:54 AM
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Several states are reporting this morning that average gas prices have crept up slightly, despite the fact that oil consumption has dropped and refiners are operating below capacity. The Miami Herald blames the price creep on Wall Street speculators who are optimistic that the economy is getting better, which in turn will lead to increased gas consumption. More »
To Tip Or Not To Tip: Full-Service Gas Station Attendants
By Chris Morran on April 1, 2010 1:57 PM
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Last week's poll on tipping the pizza delivery guy certainly riled a lot of feathers, with over 300 comments on the topic and more than 12,000 votes tallied. It's also brought up some good questions about tipping from Consumerist readers, like this one from Chad, who has just been introduced to mandatory full-service gas stations in New Jersey. More »
Shell & Virent Begin Production Of Gasoline Made From Beets
By Chris Morran on March 23, 2010 2:35 PM
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In news certain to please the Schrute family of Scranton, PA., Shell and youngster biofuel company Virent just announced they've started up production at their plant that can convert beet sugar into gasoline and gasoline blend components. More »
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Man Dies In Freak Gas Pump Fire Caused By Static Electricity
By Laura Northrup on March 10, 2010 4:47 PM
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A Pennsylvania man died last Friday in a freak fire at a gas station. Authorities say that the fire was sparked by static electricity on the man's body, and he died of inhalation of superheated gases. While this type of fire is very rare and fatalities even rarer, they do happen. To prevent them, you should do something terribly mundane: do not ever get back in your car while fueling, and make sure to touch a metal surface before fueling. More »
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Impossibly Cheap, Tiny Car Coming To American Market
By Laura Northrup on January 16, 2010 9:00 AM
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Back in the early '00s, I saw Smart cars zipping around my neighborhood in France and thought, "Europe is so weird! They'd never sell those in the US." But I was wrong. And the relative success of tiny cars like the Mini Cooper and, the Smart fortwo has led to the inevitable. The world's cheapest car, India's Tata Nano, is coming to America and Europe in about three years. More »
Oil Company Promised To Melt Glaciers Back In 1962
By Laura Northrup on December 3, 2009 1:30 PM
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1962! It was a great year if you like large cars, crinolines, the Kennedys, and strangely prescient oil company ads. Humble Oil, which eventually became part of the company we now know as Exxon, ran this ad in Life magazine, and it's been making the rounds of the Internet since. More »
How To Save Money On Gas
By Phil Villarreal on October 5, 2009 1:50 PM
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—>Thanks to insurance, auto loan payments and especially gas, it's your car that owns you and not the other way around. Gas Buddy checks in with some tips on how to cut down on fuel costs. More »
Can You Save Money By Motorcycle Commuting? Not Really
By Laura Northrup on September 11, 2009 1:36 AM
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—>Sure, switching to a motorcycle or scooter for your highway commute might seem like a good idea, especially if you want to save gasoline and fantasize about gridlock-defying, illegal traffic maneuvers. But while motorcycle commuting has some good points, it probably isn't going to save you much money over commuting by car. More »
Trade Your Clunker For These Sweet Fuel-Sipping Rides
By Laura Northrup on June 25, 2009 11:19 PM
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—>The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), popularly known as the "cash for clunkers" program, starts next month. Need help picking a suitably fuel-efficient car? More »
