Daily Fuel Economy Tip

Gas Prices Now Higher Than a Year Ago

Brian Carr — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:29:12 +0000

The national average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has been on a steady climb over the past month as there have been signs of stabilization in the economy, along with the price of oil hitting 12 month highs and the value of the dollar falling to 12 month lows. Currently, the national [...]

American Cars Can’t Shake Their “Not Good Enough” Image

Brian Carr — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:29:59 +0000

For many years it has been widely believed that if you wanted to buy a quality car that would be reliable for years to come, you should avoid the big three American car manufacturers and buy something foreign. While the American car makers did little to help themselves by mostly producing inferior products, over the [...]

GPS Systems Can Cut Your Carbon Footprint (and Your Commute)

Brian Carr — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:15:27 +0000

According to a recent study released by NAVTEQ, the average U.S. driver that uses a GPS system with real-time traffic updates is able to cut nearly 4 days off of their annual commute as well as decrease their carbon footprint by over 21%. Both of these data points should be reason enough for you to go [...]

Age Specific Driving Retesting Should Be Required!

Brian Carr — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:47:42 +0000

I’m sure this isn’t going to be the most popular stance I’ve ever taken, but it’s something that I feel pretty strongly about. So, don’t automatically close your browser before you hear me out. In fact, if you disagree, please leave a comment and let me know why. Senior drivers should be periodically re-tested in order [...]

Gas Prices Relatively Flat Over Last Week

Brian Carr — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:05:39 +0000

Despite some pretty wild fluctuations in the price of oil, over the past week the price of gasoline has remained relatively flat at roughly $2.57 per gallon. After starting the week at roughly $67 per barrel, the price of oil quickly shot up to $72 per barrel before ending the week at $69 per barrel. Fortunately [...]

Cash For Clunkers Ending. Did You Take Advantage?

Brian Carr — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:09:12 +0000

According to recent data, after spending nearly $3 billion in tax payer dollars (or was it China’s money?), the Cash for Clunkers program has helped Americans buy nearly 700,000 new cars. While that’s certainly a lot of cars, not to mention a lot of help for the ailing auto industry, it seems as if the program’s [...]

Higher Gas Prices – The Downside of an Improving Economy

Brian Carr — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:22:27 +0000

Over the past three weeks there have been several major indicators that “The Great Recession” is finally starting to ease and turn the corner. First, the Case-Shiller index showed the first month-over-month increase in home prices, the first such increase in nearly three years. In other housing related news, sales of existing homes climbed for the [...]

Did You Get a Good Deal on Your Car?

Brian Carr — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:44:00 +0000

Thanks the popular and controversial Cash for Clunkers program, and in spite of “The Great Recession,” many Americans have begun to build up the courage to buy a new vehicle, especially over the past month or two. With the auto industry suffering from the recession and eager to move cars off lots, there are many good [...]

Gas Prices in Late Summer Climb

Brian Carr — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:38:50 +0000

While the national average price of gasoline is nowhere near the record highs of last summer, it has been on a bit of a climb lately, jumping about ten cents over the past week, and is now at $2.63 per gallon. At this time last year the price of gasoline was $3.84 per gallon — nearly [...]

Cash for Clunkers – Just Another Bad Idea

Brian Carr — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:10:15 +0000

The “Cash for Clunkers” program — which offers a rebate of up to $4,500 for people to trade in their gas guzzlers (the vehicle has to get below 18 MPG to qualify for the full rebate) for new, fuel efficient vehicles — has, for the most part, been hailed as a huge success. The U.S. auto [...]