U.S. drivers are spending approximately 90 cents
less on a gallon of gas than they were a year ago.
Not exact matches
«It has been
less than a month since
gas prices dropped below $ 3 a
gallon, and we have seen a surge
of consumers looking for SUVs
on Cars.com.»
Compared to the
less expensive Lexus ES 350, the ES 300h hybrid travels 16 extra miles
on every
gallon of gas.
Moreover, energy from oil and
gas drilling is much
less harmful to the environment — especially given the high usage
of water, the unbearable flow
of life - killing nutrients into the Gulf
of Mexico, and
of course the negative impacts
on gasoline and diesel engines from the added ethanol (and the lower miles per
gallon it delivers).
So, if you can get 10 miles
on less than a
gallon of diesel, the carbon emissions will be
less than
gas; if the 35 percent efficiency upgrade holds (depending
on your truck, how big the load is, etc.), then those 10 miles would produce about 14 pounds
of carbon dioxide emissions —
less than the 19.4 produced from burning a
gallon of gas.
Even if you can't avoid some
of the issues that may constrict your miles per
gallon, consider these tips at the
gas pump to spend
less on fuel.