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New Hyundai Assurance provision locks gas at $1.49/gal for one year [w/VIDEO]

Hyundai is piling on additional incentives to boost its Assurance program as the industry heads into the dog days of summer. The newest promotion, Gas Lock, fixes the price of regular unleaded at $1.49 per gallon for the next year. The program runs July 1 through August 31, and eligible vehicles include the Accent, Sonata, Tiburon, Elantra, Elantra Touring, Entourage, Azera, Santa Fe, Tucson and Veracruz. Customers choosing to utilize Gas Lock will forgo $1,000 in available rebates, making the incentive a gamble that gas prices will remain ... Read more →

Interactive map reveals our global oil useage by barrel, money Jonathon Ramsey

The Rocky Mountain Institute has created a nifty interactive map that shows you where the U.S. gets its oil from, along with how much - and who - the U.S. pays for its oil. Based on the thickness of ...

The NYT chimes in: time for a gas tax Jonathon Ramsey

Can you hear that? Those are the war drums, and more and more of them are beating the same tune: bring on the gas tax. An editorial in The Gray Lady is the latest and arguably the weightiest to join ...

Cheap Gas = Trucks to outsell cars again this month Dan Roth

It's the same old story, people say one thing, yet do another. The price of fuel has fallen to the point that it's no longer financially ruinous to fill the tank on a full-size pickup, so looks like ...

Chrysler's $2.99 gas card promo pretty worthless, for now Alex Nunez

Oh well. Those Chrysler "Let's Refuel America" gas cards undoubtedly sounded good to car buyers over the summer when gas was well over four bucks and it seemed like there was no limit to how high the ...

Man claims prayer brought pump prices down 1 year ago on Autoblog

In the book of Genesis, man was given dominion over all the plants and animals, so we're guessing that dead, liquified ones count, too. Since Rocky Twyman started his Pray At The Pump effort in April, average fuel prices have certainly fallen. Twyman believes that his groups' prayers have effected ...

10 reasons why auto sales are dropping (besides the economy and fuel prices) 1 year ago on Autoblog

Think of it as the Carsumer Price Index; new car sales are under pressure from other factors besides fuel prices and economic slowdowns, much like the Consumer Price Index strips out the price of fuel and food and then makes a proclamation about the economy. At least that's the theory that Pinny ...

MyGallons lets you lock in fuel prices 1 year ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: The Better Business Bureau apparently has some issues with MyGallons. This post was written several days ago and we were not aware of the dustups at that time. You can pre-pay for cellphone minutes, here in New England it's popular to lock in your heating oil price for the winter, and now ...

Cops now charging for gas used to catch you 1 year ago on Autoblog

The high cost of fueling up is affecting just about everyone at the pump. But it's also costing us at the grocery store, the airport, and, beginning July 1, it could bump up the cost of your speeding tickets, too. When a north Atlanta suburb spent 60% of its police fuel budget in only five ...

How gas prices work 3 years ago on Autoblog

We're certain that we're not the only ones that shake our heads in disgust when we roll by a gas station (and bow our heads in shame when we actually have to fill up). With the price of gas starting to come down, we certainly all are a little puzzled about what influences fuel prices. ...

Ohio has nation's cheapest gas 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to AAA, our friends in the Buckeye State are benefiting from the end of the summer driving season by registering the lowest gas prices in the nation. Ohio residents are enjoying a 30-cent discount on fuel, compared to the national average, partly due to seasonal demand and increased ...

Survey: U.K. gas prices not high enough for switch to mass transit 3 years ago on Autoblog

As U.S. cities take a new look at mass transit services (anticipating increased demand following rising gas prices), transportation planners might want to take a look at a recent survey sponsored by U.K. insurer esure. The survey of U.K. drivers finds that gas prices would have to reach the ...

FuelCard.org launches in the United States 3 years ago on Autoblog

Mimicking a similar project in the UK, a US-based organization has launched FuelCard.org to help drivers save some cash on gas. The idea is seemingly simple: get a bunch of people together and give them a gas discount card, promise a popular, nationwide gas station chain that the group of people ...

States to drop gas taxes? 3 years ago on Autoblog

With gas prices rising politicians in states like Maryland, South Caroloina, Connecticut, Georgia, New York and Nevada are considering reducing or even eliminating their state's gas taxes to ease the burden on the average citizen. This seems to us like a shortsighted solution designed more to curry ...

Ford doing well globally, just not in the U.S. 3 years ago on Autoblog

That's the gist of Chairman and CEO Bill Ford's statement to the annual meeting of Ford Motor Co. shareholders Thursday. Saying that the company's long-term success depends on its global expansion, Ford emphasized that, despite its problems at home, all of the company's automotive operations outside ...

First Fuel Banks lets you hedge against rising gas prices 3 years ago on Autoblog

Companies doing business overseas have hedged against currency fluctuations for years - but now First Fuel Banks offer a way for drivers to do the same for rising gas prices. In a simple version of hedging, First Fuel lets buyers prepay for their future gas, locking it in at today's prices. If you ...

Should consumers brace for a return to the double-nickel? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Spurred by high fuel prices, New Jersey governor Jon Corzine has introduced a plan to decrease fuel prices that would bring back the 55 MPH speed limit. OK, so it's only a proposal, and it's only one state, but pundits suggest that something like this could spread like wildfire in ...

High gas prices crippling European growth 3 years ago on Autoblog

Or so says Andris Piebalgs, the European Union’s energy commissioner. Gas prices in Europe are currently at the equivalent of $6.62/gallon, more than twice the average price of a gallon of go-juice in the U.S. Imagine paying $72.82 to fill your 11-gallon gas tank, or how about $125 to fill ...

Bush suspends some EPA rules for gasoline blends 3 years ago on Autoblog

US President George Bush temporarily suspended some environment rules on motor vehicle fuel this week in an effort to slow the meteoric jump in gas prices. The effect of this on prices at the pump is as of yet unknown, although it will likely take the MTBE-ethanol switchover excuse off the ...

Oil tops $75/bbl to conclude week of record prices 3 years ago on Autoblog

The usual suspects were all present this week - fear and uncertainty over the possibility of military action in Iran, civil unrest in Nigeria, and the seemingly inelastic and insatiable demand for energy 'round the world - and oil ended up setting record highs nearly every day this week. Friday's ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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