Archive for category: Fuel Savings

Mint.com

2 / August 22, 2008 10:39 pm

Thanks to this blog for a preview of a free personal finance software that looks fun and easy to use: Mint.com. Tweet This Post

Traffic Woes and Great Blogs

2 / April 18, 2006 12:43 pm

For those who battle commuting traffic, Kris, author of this blog, Help Yourself, mentions signing up for a customized traffic alert, which is sent to your cell phone. You can specify the time when a voice message telling you where [...]

Oops! Two Hybrids Do Save You Money

0 / March 8, 2006 9:21 am

Consumer Reports now says it made a mistake when calculating hybrid ownership costs: Toyota Prius saves $400 and the Honda Civic saves $300 compared with gasoline-only models. Tweet This Post

Hybrids Cost More Money!

2 / March 3, 2006 9:31 am

In this same issue of Consumer Reports that I mentioned yesterday, there’s a report about the expense of hybrids. They say gas-electric hybrids end up costing owners from $3,700 to $13,300 more over five years compared with similar gasoline models. [...]

Hondas Still the Best

4 / March 2, 2006 8:31 am

Consumer Reports has released their best picks of 2006, and Honda cars top the list: • The Accord was named the magazine’s pick as top family sedan for the fourth straight year. • The all-new Civic was named top small [...]

EPA Revises Fuel Economy Testing

0 / January 11, 2006 12:19 pm

More in the news today about fuel economy, so I thought we’d post again on the topic. This blurb comes courtesy of Relevant intern Cassie Serianni: As a result of last year’s energy bill, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has [...]

Hybrids Bring Tax Credit, but not Much Savings

2 / January 10, 2006 8:06 pm

A new energy bill that went into affect this year allows hybrid purchasers to file for a tax credit. This article says the 2006 break is better than the 2005 tax deduction because a credit directly reduces the taxes owed. [...]

Basic Car Maintenance Saves on Gas

0 / January 10, 2006 7:37 pm

This article explains how basic car maintenance can improve your gas mileage. • The easiest and fastest way to improve gas mileages is to replace your car’s air filter. You can get up to 25 extra miles from a tank [...]

Leave the Tailgate Up for Better Gas Mileage

6 / January 1, 2006 8:36 pm

My husband and I are watching Mythbusters on Discovery … they’re testing the myth of the tailgate down vs. tailgate up as it relates to gas mileage for trucks. The myth is that you’ll get better gas mileage with the [...]

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