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Drivers are finally getting some relief at the pump. The national average gas price has dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time in months, with prices falling in 47 states as oil markets react to developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations.
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RICHMOND, Va. --- The Virginia State Senate is considering a bill that would impose a 5 percent hike in the wholesale gas tax in order to raise $500 million annually for state transportation projects, according to a report in the Washington Post.
Read More →FORT COLLINS, Col. --- Larimer County in Colorado has adopted the goal of reducing its use of conventional diesel fuel and gasoline by 20 percent in the next three years, according to the Coloradoan newspaper.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Though U.S. inventories of crude oil, gasoline and distillate fuel (used for diesel fuel) are greater than usual, oil prices remain high. Industry analysts attribute the trend to a number of factors, including a market condition known as “contango.”
Read More →DETROIT --- General Motors and Toyota have terminated plans to jointly develop fuel-cell systems to power vehicles without gasoline, according to a report from Bloomberg News.
Read More →MILWAUKEE, Wis. --- President George Bush this week toured a research facility operated by Johnson Controls, a leader in development of lithium ion batteries for hybrid cars.
Read More →PASADENA, Calif. --- Termites, jungle bugs and other microbes may hold the key to making ethanol production more cost-efficient, according to a report in the L.A. Times.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline dropped 4.4 cents to $2.24 per gallon, as of Feb. 20. That's 33.5 cents higher than last year, according to the Energy Department.
Read More →DALLAS – FuelCASHBack and partner Gas-Lock Advisors announced their program to lock in the price fleet managers pay for fuel and eliminate the risk of going over budget. This patent-pending process allows fleet managers to take back control over fuel costs and not pay a cent more when the price of fuel increases.
Read More →ATLANTA – United Parcel Service (UPS) has placed an order for 50 new-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks, and they will also acquire 4,100 low-emission conventional vehicles during 2006.
Read More →CHICAGO – General Motors has added 26 E-85 refueling pumps to stations in greater Chicago through collaborative partnerships with Shell Oil Products U.S. and VeraSun Energy Corp. The collaboration is part of a broader, national GM campaign to boost the use and awareness of ethanol-based E-85 fuel in the United States.
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