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Newsby David CullenJuly 10, 2015

House Bill Would Up Fuel Tax By Over 10 Cents

Aiming to address both the lack of funding for the Highway Trust Fund and the lack of trust in finding a long-term solution for that, Rep. Tim Rice (R-SC) has introduced a bill that would hike federal motor-fuel taxes by 10.1 cents per gallon and index the new rate to inflation.

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NewsJuly 8, 2015

VW Golf TDI Sets Record of 81 MPG

Volkswagen's 2015 Golf TDI clean-diesel compact car reached 81.17 mpg on a trip across 48 states on its way to setting a Guinness World Records achievement for non-hybrid fuel economy.

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NewsJuly 7, 2015

New-Vehicle Fuel Economy Reaches 25.4 MPG

The average EPA-rated fuel economy for new vehicles sold in June fell 0.1 mpg to 25.4 mpg from the May average, according to the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute.

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NewsJuly 7, 2015

Gasoline Inches Lower to $2.79 Per Gallon

The national average price for a gallon of unleaded slipped eight-tenths of a cent to $2.793 per gallon for the week ending July 6, according to federal records.

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NewsJuly 3, 2015

Ore. Begins Per-Mile Road Use Charge Program

The State of Oregon on July 1 kicked off a new pay-by-the-mile road usage charge program. This program charges volunteer users 1.5 cents per mile while driving in Oregon and allows them to receive credit on their bill for state gas tax paid at the pump.

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NewsJuly 1, 2015

Donlen Adds Fuel-Station Locator to Mobile Apps

Donlen has released new updates to its FleetWeb Mobile and DonlenDriver Mobile apps that allow fleet managers and drivers to gain access to a new intelligent fuel station find feature.

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NewsJune 30, 2015

Fuel Economy Top Selling Point, Study Finds

Vehicle fuel economy is the determining factor when consumers go to purchase a car, according to a report by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute.

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NewsJune 30, 2015

Gasoline Flat at $2.80 Per Gallon

The national average price of a gallon of gasoline fell 1.1 cents to $2.801 for the week ending June 29, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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NewsJune 22, 2015

Gasoline Falls to $2.81 Per Gallon

The national average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline fell 2.3 cents to $2.812 for the week ending June 22, according to federal data.

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NewsJune 17, 2015

8 of 10 Drivers Exceed Window-Sticker MPG

Eight out of 10 drivers attained better fuel economy than the posted U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rating, according to a new AAA study of data collected from FuelEconomy.gov.

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