gas mileage

An update on 2011 Toyota Prius.

Improve gas mileage. Here's a FREE series of 54 articles on ways to cut down on your auto gas expense. i.e. there's a best day of the week to buy gas (tip #44), there's a day you should NEVER buy gas (tip #47), AND you get more gas for your money by buying at a certain TIME of day (tip #46)! Check this out, right now!

While it's awesome to save 10 cents on a gallon of gas, if you've got to drive 10 miles out of your way, chances are you're burning up your savings simply by driving back and forth.

The Two Mile Rule states, if safe, you should either walk or ride your bike to any place within a two mile radius of your home or work. Considering these trips account for a significant amount of our driving, you should see a significant savings at the pump and end up in much better shape.

While we're all worried about $4 gas, one of the best side effects is we've started to consume less gas and drive fewer miles.  Here are some of the best tips in order to help keep this trend going.

An article about the release of Toyota’s plug in Hybrid scheduled for release in 2010: “It’s no secret Toyota’s been working on a plug-in hybrid to compete against the forthcoming Chevrolet Volt, but Wednesday’s announcement sets a firm deadline and makes it clear Toyota has no plans of ceding the green mantle to General Motors. It also underscores how quickly the race to build a viable mass-market electric car is heating up.”

Now that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has finally hit the $4 mark, it is probably a good time to reflect on how far our perspective regarding the price of gas has changed over the last year or so.

Here are five* road-tested ways to save money on gas. Of course, the more gas we save the less pollution we create, and the less beholden we are to those who control the oil supply.

* Plus one bonus tip (no extra charge).

A tongue-in-cheek look at how you can drain your savings $4 at a time.

Have you ever been told that you drive like a grandma? If so, good for you!

Based on a recent poll, nearly 90% of Americans made an adjustment in their life to help offset the rising cost of gasoline.  Remember when gas hit $2 and everyone freaked out? Remember when gas hit $3 and people started saying they were going to stop driving, but didn't? Well, it looks like $4 gas, in these tough economic times, is the real breaking point.

Engineers at GM have made reccomendations that all cars should have gas mileage displays.

Yes, 60 MPG from a turbodiesel production car that will be available in the US in 2009. For someone who doesn't even like carbon fuels, this is pretty amazing.

THe new 2009 Jetta TDI from VW will have a turbodiesel engine, will meet th etoghest US emissions standards and will get 60 MPG.

VW’s Jetta BlueTDI: 60 MPG, 90% Emissions Reduction for NOx. VW’s ultra-low emission Jetta BlueTDI will be coming to the US mid-summer, according to an announcement made late last month at the Vienna Motor Symposium.This newer version of the Jetta will meet the strictest emissions standards in the world.