Archive for the ‘Gas Issues’ Category
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Various car companies are promising to have EVs on the road in a couple of years, but they'll still come with very limited range and long recharge times. Pricing should also be a problem as well, but they don't burn any gas if that's critical for you.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Car companies from all around the world are rethinking their plans for greener vehicles in the light of the ongoing collapse of new vehicle sales. Without the cash from those sales, they can't afford to research and develop more fuel-efficient technology.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Various changes in the world cause one couple to consider and reject the big vehicle they had planned to buy, and now they're reconsidering their entire way of life.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
A young writer who is too familiar with the misconceptions her fellow Americans have about Detroit-based cars writes to set the record straight.
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
The iconic brand that Ford almost killed in the 1990s is now going strong, attracting those folks who are looking to display a little spunk in their daily commute. But you know times are tough out there when the PR folks make a big deal of a Mustang's fuel economy.
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
It's barely more than a slight uptick in consumer intent, but at least the people who start their car shopping by visiting virtual dealerships are looking around again.
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
The purpose of this story is mostly to convince everyone that GM, Ford and Chrysler are worth saving, but by reading the truth behind the myths the smart consumer will learn that they may be giving the foreign car brands too much credit and paying too much as a result.
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
Responding to a growing demand for ways to go green, more European cities put communal bicycles on their old streets using the newest technology.
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Saturday, November 8th, 2008
If you own a Prius and you're willing to spend a lot of cash for a battery that lets it run short distances without using gasoline but not actually save any money, there are people willing to help you.
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
A reporter for the LA Times goes from New York to The Coast in a 10-year-old Chevrolet Venture and gets a lot better fuel economy than the official statistics say he should. Plus he gets to take his wife, dog and a bunch of stuff along with him, which small ...
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Hybrids have never really made much economic sense for the average buyer because it was hard to recover the cost of their extra cost by small amount you save for gasoline, but with various government incentives drying up and the cost of gasoline falling their financial value is getting worse.
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
This story reiterates the major things you've heard before about women and the car business -- they prefer green vehicles, safety's important, dealers treat them with disdain, etc. -- but it's worth repeating, and it's good to know they're particularly excited about the coming of the Volt plug-in hybrid.
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
The features that made larger vehicles more expensive and yet more attractive to buyers are quickly missed by people who downsize and downgrade to smaller vehicles. And then there's the very real question about safety.
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
A man reflects on the way his wife does not respond to a dirty car or a low fuel light.
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
The ageless rock star has a business that helps people convert gas guzzlers (like his own 1959 Lincoln Continental) to run on alternative fuels.
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
The temptation to go back to big trucks and SUVs may be great if the price of gasoline stays down, but Ford swears its North American product line will still feature lots of small vehicles.
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
By Alex Law
The army of Baby Boomers that makes up the bulk of Toyota's customer base should be thrilled with the arrival of the five-seat Venza this winter bearing price tags from $25,975 to $29,250 when it arrives this December.
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Car sales have dropped so much across the United States that even small, fuel-efficient cars aren't doing as well as their manufacturers want, so there are now different kinds of deals and incentives available.
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
More people are going back to doing the things they like to do because they don't have to save money to pay for the gas to do the things they have to do.
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
If you're thinking of going to a smaller car to save money on gas, you could end up paying more for insurance and that could wipe out the fuel economy gain. Most importantly, you'd be paying more for insurance because the smaller cars are likely to cost the insurance companies ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
It's hard to imagine that anyone with a car and an iPhone couldn't use at least one of these software systems.
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
A discussion about how people should give up driving somewhere for dating purposes and look for love locally, all in the name of the environment.
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Even with their significant improvements in fuel economy over the regular models, the two hybrid SUVs have found limited acceptance in a market that seems to have turned its back on such big vehicles. The company is promising a hybrid version of its full-size Ram pickup in 2010.
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
While the writer of this piece is not known for his aversion to exaggeration, he is known for making hard points in an extremely entertaining fashion. Here he takes a look at the idea of people switching from cars to motorcycles in an attempt to save money on gas.
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
So far, the car-buying public has been able to resist the siren call of lower gas prices and is staying away from a decision on a new vehicle.
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
With gas prices hovering where they are, it's not altogether clear that the pressure to move from oil to alternative-fuel vehicles won't abate and slow down their development.
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
The Tire Pressure Monitoring System that your car might have is indeed helpful for keeping you safer and even getting better mileage, but it is NOT a crisis alert signal. This article gives you some idea of the situation, but read your owner's manual for exact details.
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
This story out of San Francisco makes a nice counter-balance to all the rabid boosterism for hybrids that have made them seem like a good idea for way too many people.
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The company that likes to believe that consumers actually buy its cars for their performance abilities rather than their "status symbol" qualities is worried that the return of four-cylinder engines to the lineup will turn people off.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Contrary to popular understanding, the American car companies can be really good at building fuel-efficient vehicles (often better than Honda) and they plan to build their marketing campaigns around that fact.
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Several car companies, including Toyota and GM, are hoping that new cars that go a limited distance on battery power will open up a new audience for people looking to reduce or reject the use of gasoline. Not everyone thinks the idea's going to work.
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
A visit to the Paris auto show makes Time Magazine wonder if the auto industry doesn't have to move more quickly to electric vehicles to overcome many of the woes besetting it and the economy.
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
If Ford decides to export it here from Europe, the Ka would be the smallest vehicle sold by an American company in North America. This is a departure from the Dearborn firm's previous position on the car, but that's what collapsing sales and high gas prices will do.
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
A couple of big media outlets and a high-profile automotive website have created a segment for TV's Good Morning America that shows ordinary families how to cut down on their transportation costs as they relate to gasoline and driving.
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Honda showed off its fourth try at a viable hybrid model at the Paris auto show recently, with North American sales expected in the spring of 2009. No word on mileage for the second version of the Insight, but the company hopes to keep the price low. Three more Honda ...
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