Gasoline prices are mixed around the country compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is $.44 above the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is about $.66 above this time last year.
National regular gasoline prices
Price
Change from last week
Regular gasoline/gallon
$3.10
↓ .01
Diesel fuel/gallon
$3.44
↑ .01
Regional regular gasoline prices
East Coast
$3.11
↓ .02
—New England
$3.19
0
—Central Atlantic
$3.17
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For consumers who want to try a plug-in hybrid, Zipcar has an answer for you.
The short-term car-sharing service just added eight plug-in Priuses to its fleet. If you're a Zipcar member, you can try them in three different cities: three in San Francisco, three in Boston (and nearby Cambridge, Mass.), and two in Portland, Oregon. [...]
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Getting stuck in snow is annoying at best. And in addition to being inconvenient and uncomfortable, it can also be dangerous.
If you’re stuck along a busy roadway, you and your car are at risk of being hit by other vehicles, and if you’re not dressed for the weather, the exposure to the elements risks [...]
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When it comes to privacy, modern electronics are a double-edged sword. Want the convenience of GPS? Be prepared to have your whereabouts be subpoenaed. Don't want to lose your car in a parking lot? Be aware, anybody else can find it, too.
That's a lesson from a number of parking garages that have installed new [...]
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Making Stronger Steel As Light As Aluminum
The world’s largest steel maker, ArcelorMital, says it has come up with a new kind of steel that the world has never seen before. Thanks to nanotechnology, the company says automakers can now match the weight of aluminum cars, but do it in [...]
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Two Michigan Representatives, Democrat Carl Levin and Republican Mike Rogers, have proposed boosting the federal tax credit for electric vehicles, according to USA Today.
Currently, electric cars with a battery capacity of 16 kwh or more rely on a federal tax credit of $7,500 to bring their overall costs in line with what automakers think [...]
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If you’re looking forward to celebrating warmer weather by getting into motorcycle riding, Honda may have the bike for you. The company just introduced a new entry-level sport bike, the CBR250R, to compete with Kawasaki’s popular Ninja 250, which we tested (and liked a lot) in 2008.
Previously, Honda’s only entry-level bike this small and [...]
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General Motors announced Thursday that it would speed up the rollout of its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid to all 50 states by the end of this year.
The Volt is currently available in California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas, and Washington, D.C. GM says it expects sales in Michigan to begin this spring. Chevrolet [...]
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With snow blanketing the Northeast, it hardly seems like the time to talk about motorcycles. But even if no one else is, at least motorcycle manufacturers are getting ready for spring and some are looking further down the road.
At last week's New York International Motorcycle Show, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) showed a plug-in hybrid [...]
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Volkswagen has been on a quest this decade to develop a car capable of going 100 kilometers (62.5 miles) on less than 1 liter (a hair over a quart) of fuel. The XL1, revealed at the Quatar auto show this week, is the third proof-of-concept car in that effort. Volkswagen says it plans to produce [...]
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