You tend to be a safer driver when gas prices go up
The more a tank of gas costs, the more likely you are to try to conserve it.
Not exact matches
As electric cars become
more and
more common, and as their batteries can hold
more and
more energy to allow for a range comparable to that
of a gasoline car, the main obstacle remains: how to charge the batteries as fast as you can fill in your
gas tank.
Lacking the density
of liquid fuels,
gas requires large
tanks for the compressed fuel and even then has a
more limited driving range than gasoline or diesel.
A strong dollar cuts prices
of gasoline and other consumer goods, and leaves consumers with
more disposable income to spend once their
gas tanks are full and houses are heated.
Jones following this performance must
of thought he needed something
more, and took illegal supplements and put on a great performance against DC, His
gas tank seemed unending.
Mickelson may be coming off one
of the most exciting finishes in major history with a score that would have secured the Claret Jug in 141
of the past 145 British Opens, he has been playing terrifically well, and no doubt has
more gas in the
tank.
As someone who drives a Ford Expedition and goes through a
tank of gas once every two weeks, give or take, I have to say it's about time folks started discussing driving habits and choices a lot
more heavily than just make and model chosen.
«Assuming that technology will allow ever
more shale
gas production at low prices — and betting energy policy and the future energy security
of the country on it — is risky business,» says geologist David Hughes, who retired from the Canadian Geological Survey and is now doing assessments
of shale
gas and oil for the nonprofit Post Carbon Institute, a California - based environmental think
tank.
In only two weeks
of driving, the district coordinator
of science for the Port Chester, N.Y., public school system has driven at least 600 miles (965 kilometers) on the car and her fuel cell Equinox has gotten as much as 191 miles (307 kilometers) on its three full
tanks (each holding slightly
more than four kilograms, or 8.8 pounds,
of compressed hydrogen
gas).
Pros: Fully charged, can run 40 miles on battery power alone; can travel
more than 300 miles on a
tank of gas; combined electric and extended - range use will provide an average
of 230 mpg, Chevy claims; connected to a 240V outlet, the battery will charge in less than 3 hours; battery guaranteed for 10 years or 150,000 miles.
after we got that all settled and they finally agreed to keep my payments the same and they apologized and promised me a free detailing and
tank of gas... (im still waiting on my free detail) they called me all the next week asking for
more financial stuff.
Whether it's the new all - electric Bolt EV with an estimated range
of more than 200 miles per charge † or a hybrid that gets up to an EPA - estimated 420 miles † with a full charge and a full
tank of gas, all you have to think about is where you're going next.
I like some
of the features the old car did not have, such as outdoor temperature, mpg and at least theoretically how many
more miles are left in the
gas tank, and two trip odometers.
Holds 4.1
more gallons
of gas in the fuel
tank, resulting in a greater range in the city and on the highway
Fuel is
more expensive than ever these days, so it only makes sense to make the most
of the fuel you put into your
gas tank.
Plus a vehicle history overview report, a full
tank of gas, new wiper blades, fresh oil and filter &
more.
The
gas XD uses a same - size 26 - gallon fuel
tank as the diesel, and we expect range to be
more than 400 miles if our unscientific observed highway fuel economy
of about 18 mpg holds true.
However, by the end
of the week with an empty
gas tank and quite a lot
more aggressive city driving mixed in, the average had dropped to 40.3 mpg — lower than the EPA's average, but still quite respectable.
The smaller engine can deliver
more than 500 miles
of range on a
tank of gas, at 16 to 23 MPG.
The advantage
of the Honda Clarity Plug - in Hybrid is that, once you have traveled those 47 miles, the 1.5 - liter Atkinson - cycle four - cylinder engine kicks in to generate
more electricity and take you as far as 340 miles on a single
tank of gas.
With a higher estimated fuel economy and two
more gallons
of fuel capacity than the 3 Series, the new S60 can take you further on a single
tank of gas.
Enjoy these Ford Certified Pre-Owned benefits: 12 - month / 12, 000 Comprehensive Warranty; 7 - year, 100,000 Powertrain Limited Warranty; 24 hour Roadside Assistance; full
tank of gas; 2 sets
of keys; and much
more!
The 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid traveled 576 miles on a single
tank of gas, averaging
more than 38 miles per gallon.
You get the rest
of the factory 3/36 Bumper - to - Bumper Warranty, a free 12 - Month / 12, 000 - Mile Comprehensive Warranty, a free 7 - Year / 100, 000 - Mile Powertrain Limited Warranty, a free 172 - point inspection / reconditioning, free 24/7 roadside assistance, trip - interruption services, rental car benefits, a complete CARFAX vehicle history report, «Like New» features (2 keys, floor mats, owner's manual, new wipers and a full
tank of gas)
more!
A brand new car off
of the show room floor, wrapped with a big bow, with my name on it, a full
tank of gas and
more.
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee features Chrysler Group's all - new 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6 engine that boasts an 11 percent improvement in fuel economy and delivers up to 23 mpg and
more than 500 miles on one
tank of gas.
The result is 149 horsepower from a pair
of electric motors that propel the car as far as 53 miles before the 1.5 - liter, four - cylinder internal combustion engine kicks in to add
more than 350 additional miles
of cruising on a single
tank of gas.
While it only features a maximum
of 9.2 gallons in its fuel
tank, that trip to the
gas station will last
more than long enough thanks to its efficient fuel consumption.
Plus, the city driving range on a single
tank of gas is expected to be
more than 700 miles.
With one
tank of gas possibly lasting a full year or
more, this owner posed the question, «Should I use a stabilization additive with my gasoline?»
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The Fusion Hybrid, which beats even the much smaller Honda Civic hybrid by 1 mpg in city driving, can travel
more than 700 miles on a single
tank of gas.
Its 22.2 - gallon
gas tank (a visit to the World's Slowest Gasoline Pump this morning made it feel far
more capacious) gives it a theoretical range
of 399.6 mph, which I could actually see if you kept it right at the speed limit in eco mode for hours and hours again.
The 50 - mpg figure is
more than double the last Accord Hybrid's 24 - mpg city rating — that car was sold in the 2005 - 07 model years and then discontinued — and means the new car will be able to eek out 673 miles on a
tank of gas.
The difference between the standard next generation Kindle and the new optional ad - Kindle is about the cost
of a
tank of gas, a fact that consumers are becoming
more and
more aware
of when making non-essential purchase decisions.
When housing prices
tank, everybody loses; the banks are exposed to higher risk
of mortgage defaults, insurers start having to pay out
more for «
gas leaks» claiming over-leveraged homes, realtors starve because their commissions go down (even as foreclosures put
more homes on the market) and people faced with financial uncertainty will stay put in their current homes instead
of moving elsewhere.
That comes to about $ 5
more per
tank of gas for the privilege
of driving luxury.
A permanent way to reduce your electricity bill would be to swap out your electric hot water
tank for a
gas - heated
tank — but at a one time cost
of $ 600 or
more, this is a pricey endeavour.
Naysayers will point out that charging stations are still sparse and the travel distance on a full battery is far less than a
tank of gas, but these people pooh - poohed hybrid vehicles and there's now
more than nine million
of them on the road.So, for early adopters who may be pondering an electric car purchase, our experts size up five
of the current offerings that could wean you off the
gas pumps for good.
Even though the BP credit card is a fairly good option if you frequently
gas up at BP and have a fairly large
gas tank, there are other cards that might offer the same amount
of cash back or
more.
By the way, B.Positive filled up his
gas tank using his Chase Freedom card, getting him 5 points per dollar, plus 10
more points for being part
of the Chase Exclusives program, plus a 10 % bonus for the same Exclusives program.
Two fossil fuel facts define the basic actions that are required to preserve our planet's climate: (1) it is impractical to capture CO2 as it is emitted by vehicles (the mass
of emitted CO2 is about three times larger than the mass
of fuel in the
tank), and (2) there is much
more CO2 contained in coal and unconventional fossil fuels than in oil and
gas.
But the ethanol boosters are ignoring some unpleasant facts: Ethanol won't significantly reduce our oil imports; adding
more ethanol to our
gas tanks adds further complexity to our motor - fuel supply chain, which will lead to further price hikes at the pump; and, most important (and most astonishing), it may take
more energy to produce a gallon
of ethanol than it actually contains.
MK: Felix Kramer, a co-founder
of CalCars, says the fact that plug - in hybrids have
gas tanks makes them
more flexible than previous all - electric cars.
By filling part
of the
tank with a MOF's cagelike network built with hydrogen - absorbent metal hubs and organic struts, however, it is possible — at least in theory — to store
more of the
gas at a lower pressure.
Or, in
more interesting and game - changing scenarios, the standard high pressure
tank can hold the SAME amount
of natural
gas at LESS pressure, making filling the
tank much easier, or ANG
tanks can be free - shape containers since the pressures are a lot less and the cylindrical shape is not necessary.
While it is entirely possible that a consumer able to use the Volt in pure EV mode most
of the time could use no
more than a
tank of gas - 9.3 gallons - a year (because as noted earlier the car will automatically start the internal - combustion engine at regular intervals to keep the fuel system functional and the
gas fresh), it is not a perpetual - motion machine.
Corn ethanol — For the first time ever,
more of the corn crop may go into
gas tanks than into the stomachs
of cattle and poultry destined for kitchen tables.
To make
more realistic projections, DeLucia and several UIUC colleagues built a large - scale field apparatus that used a system
of gas tanks, pumps, and computerized controls to test how rising levels
of heat - trapping carbon dioxide would affect soybeans and corn — two mainstays
of Midwestern farmers — grown in the open field..
These days, whenever I fill up my
gas tank, I think
of toxic tailing ponds, Highway 63, dead caribou, cancer - ridden elders, weather - making clouds
of carbon - and 50
more projects to come.