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27
May
2008
Americans drove 11 billion fewer miles in March than year ago levels
Posted by admin as Autos, Saving Money
High gas prices are (finally) having an effect. On Friday, The US Dept of Transportation reported that Americans cut their driving mileage in March, down 4.3% from year ago levels. They reported that this is the largest one month year on year decline on record. Oil prices are much higher since this [...]
26
May
2008
Which hybrid is best? Prius vs Jetta vs Focus vs Smart
Posted by admin as Autos
Who has the best MPG out of these four?
As far as city driving goes the results were as follows:
Toyota Prius 52.4 mpg
Smart Fortwo 34 mpg
VW Jetta TDI 32.6
Ford Foucs 23.6 mpg
See the vid below for full results:
12
May
2008
DEMOCRATS’ WINDFALL TAX — ON YOU
Posted by admin as Main Content
In their ongoing war against U.S. oil producers, Senate Democrats say they’ll slap Big Oil with a windfall profits tax and take away $17 billion in tax breaks, among other punishments. The planned 25 percent tax on windfall profits would be imposed on oil company earnings above what the Senate’s wise members decided was “reasonable.” [...]