The other day while driving home from work, I was struck by how far the price of gas has fallen. Around here, it’s down into the mid-$2 range, well below the $4+ prices that we were dealing with just a month ago.
This sudden drop in fuel prices got me to wondering about what will happen [...]

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I was recently presented with an opportunity to run a little gas mileage experiment. I’ve done this in the past when I investigated the degree to which I could improve my gas mileage by altering my driving habits around town. Interestingly, I was able to increase my mileage by 15% in return for a few [...]

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With all the recent talk about high gas prices and strategies for improving your mileage, I thought I’d highlight a recent article from Consumer Reports on getting the best fuel economy for your buck. CR dug through their recent ratings and compiled a list of the most reliable cars ranked by their cost per mpg.
The [...]

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About two months ago, I wrote an article detailing my progress in improving my gas mileage. By making a few small adjustments to my driving style, I was able to improve my mileage by 15%. Today, I wanted to share a more general tip for saving money on gas: track your mileage mileage.
If you’re at [...]

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With all the recent talk about how to improve your gas mileage, I thought I’d highlight some of the “coming attractions” in the automotive world. I’m talking here about plug-in hybrids (a.k.a., plug-in electric hybrid vehicles, or PHEVs), which are hybrid vehicles that can be recharged by plugging them into an electrical outlet, thereby reduces [...]

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Since I’ve recently written about how to save gas, I thought I’d go ahead and highlight some tips from Jean Chatzky in the latest issue of Money Magazine. In the end, she figures that her tweaks will save her over $1,300 dollars and 0.74 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. Not bad. So how’s [...]

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By the time you read this, we’ll be well on our way to a lengthy family vacation. With all the news about a bad economy and ever-increasing gas prices, I can’t help but wonder what sort of impact this is all having on vacation plans this summer. For our part, we found a great deal [...]

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With gas prices on the rise, I thought I’d highlight a recent article from Consumer Reports on ways to save on gas — and ways not to. Given the results of my recent experiment on improving gas mileage, I can vouch for pretty much all of these.
1. Drive at a moderate speed. Keeping a lid [...]

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A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I was going to experiment with my driving style to see if I could improve my mileage. With gas prices topping $4/gallon, even small improvements can save you a pretty penny.
As for the changes that I made, I didn’t do anything too extreme. Rather, I simply focused on [...]

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With gas prices increasing daily, I though I’d share with you some numbers from the Department of Energy regarding what goes into the price of gas as of April 2008. Here’s the breakdown:
73% – Crude oil
11% – Federal and state taxes
10% – Refining costs and profits
6% – Distribution and marketing
Not surprisingly, the cost of crude [...]

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