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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 →

Chevy Volt's gas tank gets downsized, range drops 300 miles Sebastian Blanco

At the big unveiling of the Chevy Volt, GM said the vehicle would be able to hold 12 gallons of liquid fuel and be able to go 640 miles on that energy and what was stored in the batteries. Well, that ...

Gas-siphoning HUMMER leads police on high-speed chase Jeremy Korzeniewski

After Pittsburgh police noticed a Hummer (yep, a Hummer... what else?) sitting conspicuously close to a five-hundred gallon tank of gas at a golf course, the vehicle suddenly took off. Considering ...

Chrysler thinks $2.99/gallon is good, guarantees it to new buyers for 3 years Sebastian Blanco

Ever hear of Pricelock? It's a service for fleet operators to purchase gas in bulk at a set price to buffer the company budget from rising fuel fluctuations. Chrysler thinks that new car buyers ...

KBB survey shows new-car buyers spend less money on other items Jeremy Korzeniewski

The Kelley Blue Book seems to track nearly everything related to cars and transportation. We recently became aware that a new KBB survey indicated that consumers are changing their car-buying habits ...

It's Friday: Daily Show explains why gas prices are so high 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

On a recent episode of the Daily Show, the spike and price of a barrel of oil was explained (see videos below the fold). The comedy news show's explanation includes $15 of the $104 for a barrel of oil going towards trying to convince the public that the oil companies are not raping the environment. ...

At least one electric car dealership sees increased sales as gas prices rise 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Are high gas prices having an impact on EV sales? Yep. Washington state news station KING5 did a report on an electric car dealership's recent sales increase. Jim Johnson of MC Electric Cars has sold more electric cars in the last month than the last three years combined. With a barrel of oil ...

White House: President Bush wasn't joking, no one told him about $4/gal gas predictions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Two days ago, we told you President Bush said he was unaware some analysts were predicting $4 for a gallon of gas in the U.S.. The day before Bush made those remarks, White House press secretary Dana Perino was actually asked about gas prices and she said "we're mindful of it." Yesterday, when ...

VIDEO: President Bush flip flops on oil company tax breaks, unaware of $4/gallon gas predictions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/EXCLUSIVE_VIDEO_President_Bush_flip_flops_on_oil_tax_breaks'; This morning in a press conference, President Bush was asked about statements he made on tax breaks for oil companies (see video below the fold). Yesterday, in support of the Energy tax bill (which ...

Chavez backs off threat to cut oil sales to America 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Chavez is backing off his threats to cut oil sales to America that we recently told you about. According to Bloomberg, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on state television that, "We don't have plans to stop sending oil to the U.S. ... All I've said is that, if the U.S. attacks us, we'll have to ...

Greenspan: electric cars, the best solution to high gas prices 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Former fed chair Alan Greenspan says the electric car is the best solution to high gas prices and we need to find ways to make more of them. Speaking at Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)'s CERAWeek 2008, Greenspan said we must "find a way to move cars to electric" because using electric ...

BREAKING: Venezuela stops selling oil to Exxon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Looks like Chavez was not kidding around when he said he would stop oil shipments. Late Tuesday, according to Reuters, Venezuela stopped selling oil to the Exxon Mobil. What does this mean? It's unclear and no one is commenting, according to MSNBC. We will have more as the story develops. [Source: ...

Shell Oil sets European, U.K. annual corporate profit record: $27.6 billion 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Royal Dutch Shell made $27.6 billion in 2007, a European and U.K. annual corporate profit record. Sound familiar? It should. Exxon Mobil was breaking records a year ago when they reported $39.5 billion profit. Everything is not great at Shell because profits for the last few months were actually a ...

Video: Paris Hilton runs out of gas (and hilarity ensues) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/celebrity/Watch_what_Paris_Hilton_does_with_the_change'; Soon-to-be hybrid owner Paris Hilton ran out gas recently and, go figure, the paparazzi stalking helped out by picking some up for her. The video above is a Jimmy Kimmel Live routine about the incident that ...

U.S. gas rationing 65 years ago ... and you are there 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Imagine a classic radio announcer's voice in a static-filled newscast. He says: "Ladies and Gentleman: I am standing at a Washington, DC gas station. You can see the cars lining up. Due primarily to a shortage of rubber needed for the war effort, gasoline is to be rationed to avoid unnessary ...

$4 for a gallon of gas in 2008? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Oil traded at over $90 Friday and the market took a tumble. It's gone "down" to the mid- and upper-80s since then. When will these prices start to effect the cost of gas at the pump? We can expect 20 more cents to the price of a gallon by mid- to late-November says Sarah Emerson, director of ...

Bush tells Congress how to write an energy bill 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Bush sent a letter telling Congress what changes they can make to the energy bill so he does not veto it. Allan Hubbard wrote the letter that the White House sent to Congressional leaders (Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner) with a list of "deal-makers and deal-breakers." The ...

Some alternatives to a gas tax 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A lot of people hate taxes. If asked, would you rather have death or taxes, some people might need a few moments to consider the question. How much of a tax are we talking about, some people might need to ask before answering the question. A hatred of taxes explains why you often hear people say ...

Oil hits $83, Dubai takes stake in NASDAQ 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/Oil_hits_83_Dubai_takes_stake_in_NASDAQ'; The price of a barrel of crude is making record highs, ending the day yesterday at $83.32. In other news only connected if you were in the smoky back room, Dubai announced a deal to become the biggest stake holder ...

Friday Humor: Giving your gas tank "the finger" OR "Pain at the Pump" defined 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Normally, we don't find pain to be humorous, but this one just needs to be posted since we are a site that focuses on easing the pain at the pump that we are all feeling when it comes to filling our tanks with gas. Dwight Clark from Huntsville Alabama felt a different type of pain when he was ...

Better than Roulette: Betting on gas prices! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Is this a sad sign of the times we live in or what? Betting on gas prices! The worst part is that the line is even on gas hitting $4.00 a gallon in short order. Anybody wanna take that bet? I'll stay out of it myself... I only gamble with chips that aren't worth anything. Feel free to comment on ...

Friday Humor: Alright, you've got your car covered, how 'bout your pet? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Great, just what I need! One more thing to be worried about covering... my dog's gaseous emissions. Yeah, I realized that they had odor issues every once in a while, especially when I share my food with them, but I didn't realize that all their methane production could be covered with credits! I ...

Gas to hit $3 a gallon again? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

How much is filling up going to cost you this Summer? Gas prices are once again steadily climbing with Spring approaching, the possibility now looming for prices to equal last year's highs of $3 a gallon. Prices in Detroit are up 38 cents in just the last month and are now as high as they were in ...

Love your wallet: eleven fuel saving tips to put money back in your pocket 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Over the last few years fuel prices, and by extension vehicle economy, have come into focus as a major factor for a lot of household's budgets. Think about for a moment what percentage of your weekly budget disappears into the tank. Now, would you like some of that back? Its easier than you think ...

Government funds LPG program for highway trucks Down Under 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Canadian company Westpoint Innovations has been awarded almost AUD$1.4 million (US$1.075 million) by the Australian Government under their Alternative Fuels Conversion Programme (AFCP) to evaluate liquid petroleum gas (LPG, also known as LNG) as a heavy-duty highway truck fuel in Australia. The ...

Who supports a higher federal gasoline tax? Environmentalists and economists 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

It's time to take a serious look at our country's federal gasoline tax. According to the New York Times, it's been set at 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993. This is FAR lower than any other industrialized nation. The article also points out that according to the International Energy Agency, ...

DOE proposes to delay energy bill's 2010 alternative fuel deadline 20 years 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here's a lesson in legislation over-estimating reality. In 1992, Congress passed an aggressive energy bill requiring that 30 percent of the fuel powering U.S. cars come from sources other than gasoline. Sounds great, but the problem is that we're no where near meeting that deadline. Due to a recent ...

JD Power on high gas prices and auto consumers 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

It seems like all summer as we watched gas prices rise, we also saw countless reports on how American auto consumers were moving towards more fuel-efficient vehicles. J.D. Power and Associates has another report to add to the list called the 2006 Escaped Shopper Study with a few more insights. ...

Winter gas blends may contribute to attenuating fuel prices 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The AP reports that later this week, refiners will start selling their less expensive winter fuel blends which may help to lower national gas prices. During the summer months from May 1 through September 15, the Environmental Protection Agency requires that specific volatile chemicals be extracted ...

USA Today: Americans unlikely to save much gas 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In our little blog microcosm all we talk about is a variety of ways to conserve fuel or switch to renewable fuel sources. But, according to a USA Today article, the majority of Americans don't plan their fuel consumption habits. It seems we get used to slow increments in fuel prices and we're more ...


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