"miles-per-gallon" Articles & Blogs:
Fuel savings tips as gas prices soar
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Brought to you by Car Care Council
With gas prices exceeding four dollars a gallon in many parts of the country, the Car Care Council is offering gas-saving maintenance and driving tips that really work.
"Millions of dollars worth of gasoline is w...[Read on] |
Hybrids in the HOV Lane
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Have a hybrid? Enjoying riding solo in the carpool lane? Those days could be numbered.
Some in California’s legislature are proposing new rules that would either grant solo driving privileges only to vehicles powered by alternative fuels like elect...[Read on] |
Late Labor Day to reduce number of vacations, AAA says
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AAA projects the number of Americans traveling on vacation this Labor Day weekend will be impacted by when Labor Day falls on the calendar. Approximately 39.1 million travelers are expected to take a trip of 50 miles or more away from home, a decrease of...[Read on] |
Earth Month tips to help improve your vehicle's fuel economy
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Just a year ago, the price for premium fuel in the Los Angeles area was over $4. This month, it's not quite half that, loitering around $2.25. That doesn't mean we're not still concerned about getting the maximum possible fuel economy from our cars.
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The Chilean Miners Are Safe And Sound Above Ground.
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Through the entirety of this last twoish months I have been in my own world. Everyone is. It's what we do, as humans, as Americans. I have returned home post-internship, unemployed, driver's license-less, lacking health insurance, living with my boyfriend...[Read on] |
Save Money with These Fuel Efficiency Tips
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There's so much information being broadcast lately about the economy and the high prices we are paying for consumer goods, so AskPatty thought we would offer ways to help you to drive more efficiently with this money saving advice we found at the Car Care...[Read on] |
Gas-Saving Tips for Trying Times
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Brought to you by ASE - National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
Every day seems to bring higher prices at the gas pump. Some commuters are sharing rides, others are taking public transportation. But if you are like countless others, you ...[Read on] |
91 years old and 557,000 miles, and still going strong together
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Everybody is talking about this little old lady and her lifetime partnership with her Mercury Comet Caliente. She's more than 90 years old, and has been driving her "Chariot" since 1964.
Now with 557,000 miles on the odometer, the spunky pair has had th...[Read on] |
Car Allowance Rebate System - On and Off, and On Again!
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When the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program was finally officially enacted last week, car shoppers swarmed automotive dealerships to take advantage of the $3500 or $4500 rebates offered when trading in their less-efficient clunkers for more fuel-...[Read on] |
How Efficiently Do You Drive? Take the Gas Saving 101 Quiz
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The Car Care Council's short Gas Saving 101 Quiz is a reminder to all motorists that the number of miles per gallon (mpg) a car gets is directly related to driving behavior and vehicle maintenance.
"Motorists can very easily save money on gas by driv...[Read on] |
EarthGarage: 62 MPG by 2025?
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Is it possible that we could see mileages as impressive as 62 mpg in as little as 14 years? According to the green-minded gang (and frequent askpatty.com contributors) at earthgarage.com, it's entirely possible. Here's the scoop:
You may not know this...[Read on] |
A tip for using technology to track your vehicle's fuel efficiency
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I'm a bit obsessive. I used to track my car's fill-ups, every one of them, in a logbook. The gas receipts were tucked between the pages to show the price per gallon as well as the total paid for each tank, and a handy little spreadsheet I created in Ex...[Read on] |
OnStar to go mobile for Chevy Volt owners
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OnStar released a new mobile application at the Consumer Electronics Show this week that will allow owners of the highly anticipated Chevrolet Volt to have 24/7 connection and control of vehicle functions and certain OnStar features - via their smart c...[Read on] |
Why employers should offer a running incentive
| I'm always amazed how running in the morning completely shapes the outlook on the rest of my day.Running (even the not so great ones) leaves me energetic and ridiculously happy all day a long. I'm probably 50 times more productive on days I run in...[Read on] |
Escape in Exercise
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“Take it out on the pavement.”My mother has always shared these simple words of advice with me throughout my life, guiding me on running routes through my town where I mulled over my most complex thoughts and frustrations.
During adolescence, while p...[Read on] |
Diana Nyad: Force of Nature at 60
| When I was a few months from turning 60 (five years ago), I decided to train for and swim the Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life: A mile and a half distance from Long Point at the tip of Cape Cod to the beach at the Boat Slip. I got myself a new wet suit a...[Read on] |
Phenomenal Women Everywhere
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(Editor’s Note: Pretty Tough Team member Heidi Johnson-Fry is a champion duathlete from Montana. This is her account of the recent World Duathlon Championships).
Phenomenal women everywhere!
I just returned from the World Duathlon Championships, in...[Read on] |
Schwarzenegger Gives Green Advice to Detroit Engineers
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California's favorite Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, paid Detroit a visit this week, when he spoke at the Society of Engineers' 76th Annual world conference.
This year's conference, titled "Racing to Green Mobility," focused on environmentally frien...[Read on] |
NAIAS Carnival of Cars: In Snowy Detroit, Alternate Fuel Vehicles are HOT
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Neither snow nor rain nor delayed flights can keep the automotive world out of Detroit for the North American International Auto Show, which is being held at Cobo Hall through January 23. Press days were held on January 10 and 11. Here are som...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Go with the wind
| (Editors Note: Composer – and good friend – Eve Beglarian recently embarked on a year long odyssey kayaking the length of the Mississippi River from its source at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. This is one in a series of journal en...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Go with the flow
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(Editors Note: Composer Eve Beglarian has developed an obsession with the Mississippi River: especially the impact of the river on the development of American culture. She's embarked on a year long odyssey traveling the length of the Mississippi River by ...[Read on] |
Three key tips to fuel savings at the pump for fourth of July travelers
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With summer travel season half over and the Fourth of July weekend approaching, drivers know it is more important than ever to properly maintain their vehicles to ensure maximum gas mileage. To get the most out of a tank of gas, experts suggest that, in ...[Read on] |
So you think you want to be a Rodeo Cowgirl
| Another chapter in the "So you think you want to be a Rodeo Cowgirl" saga...
Last night we were at Gladewater, TX, right in the heart of the severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. It was hot, and the clouds starting coming in from the north and...[Read on] |
CARS or Cash for Clunkers: A Personal Car-Buying Experience
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How could I resist? The government is going to buy my poor old van and I can get a new vehicle at a drastic savings. So the process begins. Because I have experience in the car business I thought this would be a snap. I checked on line to be sure...[Read on] |
2010 Elantra Blue Can Save You Some Green - If You Can Overlook a Few Things
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Unless you've been hiding somewhere, you know that the days of Hyundai being the butt of jokes are over. Many of Hyundai's products go toe-to-toe (or bumper-to-bumper?) with the best. Hyundai's most recent entrant in its Elantra line, the 2010 Elantra Blu...[Read on] |
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