Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
The price of oil and gasoline continue to hit record highs with each passing day and, unfortunately, it doesn't appear as if there is any possibility of relief in the near future.
Today, the price of a barrel of crude oil closed at nearly $120, while the price of a gallon ...
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
As gasoline prices have increased over the last several years - for example, right now gas prices are 19% higher than what they were one year ago - many Americans have searched high and low to pinpoint who or what is to blame.
Is it the evil empire of Big Oil? ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Back in 1908, Ford introduced its groundbreaking Model T - the world's first affordable motorized vehicle and, for all intents and purposes, the basis of America's love affair with its cars. It also averaged 17 miles per gallon.
Fast forward 99 years to 2007: America's best selling vehicle is still a ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Today's post is less about gas mileage tips or updates on soaring gas prices, and more of a call to action to show that you want car manufacturers to worry more about their vehicles' gas mileage and less about their vehicles' zero to 60 time. To that end, I ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
This past summer, as gas prices were hitting an all-time record of $3.24 per gallon, many of us (myself included) wondered if things really could get any worse. After all, over the past four years, gas prices had risen nearly 80 percent, so the madness had to stop at ...
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