Sentences with phrase «ups in gasoline prices»

A number of public voices have used recent run - ups in gasoline prices to call for more domestic oil drilling.

The ATS likely would ride on GM's Alpha rear - wheel - drive architecture, which before the auto maker's bankruptcy last summer and the run - up in gasoline prices, was supposed to underpin a lineup of smaller RWD cars.

Not exact matches

With oil selling for around $ 100 a barrel and gasoline prices high, sales of cars that plugged in rather than filled up were beginning to climb.

«Upward pressure on prices was weak in December, but we can expect price declines to narrow as the yen has weakened and this will eventually push up oil and gasoline prices,» said Shuji Tonouchi, senior fixed income strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.

The far - reaching consequences of the recent drop in oil prices have been a testimony to just how central crude is in American life: With cheap gasoline bringing more drivers onto the road, traffic deaths were up nearly 10 percent in the first nine months of 2015.

It helps that gasoline prices are low, and people spent almost 5 % less in April filling their gas tanks than they did in March — that likely freed up some cash for other purchases.

Those closures, affecting a major U.S. oil refining hotspot, are pushing up the prices of energy products like gasoline and heating oil as investors anticipate a drop in supply.

The plunge in gasoline prices has supercharged gasoline usage, which is up 3.2 % y / y through early September.

Tighter supplies of gasoline and diesel in B.C. would likely drive up prices in B.C.'s Lower Mainland by about 10 cents per litre, said fuel market analyst Michael Ervin, senior vice-president at the Kent Group Ltd..

According to GasBuddy.com, the average price of regular gasoline in Canada on Monday was about $ 1.33 per litre, up 22 cents from the average of $ 1.11 per litre at the same time last year.

Gasoline retailers decided to make some money, spring vacationers drove up demand, crude oil prices went up, and gas refineries continued to undergo seasonal maintenance, resulting in tighter supplies.

Maduro's administration has pointedly claimed that the people who will be hurt most by the sanctions aimed at stymieing the nation's ballooning debt will be shareholders in the U.S. Indeed, there is outcry that the potential banning of oil imports from Venezuela — the 3rd biggest supplier of oil to the U.S. behind Canada and Saudi Arabia — will dramatically drive up gasoline prices and hurt the U.S. job market.

We upgraded our view on U.S. consumer discretionary stocks last fall and still believe that households are in a better position than they were just a few years ago: Consumer debt is down while household wealth is up, gasoline prices are much lower than a year ago and the U.S. is creating jobs at the fastest pace since the 1990s.

Energy goods and services prices rose 0.2 % after their drop in April of 4.5 %; Gasoline prices continued lower modestly, but other energy costs rose markedly, especially natural gas for household utilities, which was up 2.4 % (16.6 % y / y).

In February Alberta imposed — then withdrew — a ban on British Columbia wine.Alberta then followed up this threat with a second attack, one that saw Alberta threaten to cut off oil shipments to the West Coast — a move that would send gasoline prices sky - high in Vancouver.While Alberta has yet to stop oil shipments to B.C., but it's threat gained a bit more clout this weeIn February Alberta imposed — then withdrew — a ban on British Columbia wine.Alberta then followed up this threat with a second attack, one that saw Alberta threaten to cut off oil shipments to the West Coast — a move that would send gasoline prices sky - high in Vancouver.While Alberta has yet to stop oil shipments to B.C., but it's threat gained a bit more clout this weein Vancouver.While Alberta has yet to stop oil shipments to B.C., but it's threat gained a bit more clout this week.

Gasoline prices up: Americans are expected to spend an average of $ 400 per household more on fuel this year than in 2016, as the rebound in crude prices is reflected in the cost of petrol at the pump.

The AAA says the average retail price of gasoline in the US is now $ 2.76 a gallon, up by nearly 20 cents in the last month and 35 cents higher than at this time last year.

Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent last month as gasoline prices rebounded, but economists had expected a bump up after a 0.1 percent increase in October.

«What we're trying to do here is, the next upcycle in gasoline prices, whether it's a year, two years, or five years down the road, is to lessen the future payment for taxpayers the next time prices start to go up,» said Morton.

Guided by the fundamental indicators such as rise in price of Gasoline, Gasoil and Brent crude on the international oil market, the country's fuel stock as well as the fair - stability of the country's local currency against the U.S. Dollar; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) sees fuel prices primed to rise again on the local market by up to 2.5 %.

In order to address the situation, the Gulf kingdom has set the price of 95 octane gasoline at 0.90 riyals ($ 0.24) per litre up from 0.60 riyals per litre — a hike of 40 percent.

Greene predicts that the expense of meeting the new CAFE standards proposed in the Senate bill would probably range between $ 1,000 and $ 3,000 per vehicle, an up - front cost that could be recouped in fuel savings within five years if the price of gasoline remains above $ 3 a gallon.

With an increase in supply while demand for gasoline «has really not picked up much,» prices have fallen at the pump.

Volkswagen and General Motors, with the Chevrolet Cruze and Colorado, and GMC Canyon, and Chrysler with the Ram 1500 pickup are the only non-premium brands that offer diesel engine options in the U.S.. For VW, the diesel take - rate has reached up to 25 percent of U.S. sales in a given month, though recently, low gasoline and diesel fuel prices here have blunted such sales.

Despite the recent spike in gasoline prices — followed by a refreshing if perhaps not permanent decline — the full - size sport utility market is alive and well, and on track to rack up about 700,000 sales this year.

launch in fall 2008IntroductionJust as gasoline prices were nudging up toward $ 3 a gallon, Honda, Toyota and Nissan introduced new sub-compact cars to the U.S. automotive market for the 2007 model year.

The Clarity Fuel Cell is competitively lease priced at $ 369 per month for 36 months with $ 2,868 due at signingi with California customers eligible for a $ 5,000 rebate.iiThe lease terms include an attractive mileage allowance of 20,000 miles per year, up to $ 15,000 of hydrogen fuel, up to 21 days of access to a luxury vehicle from Avis while in California, iii 24/7 roadside assistance, and eligibility for Californias Clean Air Vehicle Stickers, allowing single occupant HOV access.2 In addition, the Clarity Fuel Cell has the highest EPA driving range rating of any zero - emission light - duty vehicle in America, including fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivalentin California, iii 24/7 roadside assistance, and eligibility for Californias Clean Air Vehicle Stickers, allowing single occupant HOV access.2 In addition, the Clarity Fuel Cell has the highest EPA driving range rating of any zero - emission light - duty vehicle in America, including fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivalentIn addition, the Clarity Fuel Cell has the highest EPA driving range rating of any zero - emission light - duty vehicle in America, including fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivalentin America, including fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivalent).

2018 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited Base Price: $ 56,640.00 As Tested: $ 58,552.50 Drivetrain: Six - cylinder 3.5 - litre gasoline engine with hybrid drive, 306 net horsepower, continuously variable transmission, all wheel drive Performance: 9.1 litres per 100 km in mixed city / highway driving VVUZZ Recommended: Load it up, hit the highway and, depending on who you have in the back, enjoy some quiet and peace of mind.

Be it 57 MPG or 60 MPG, with electricity costs going up and gasoline prices low and getting lower, the Prius Eco will still be more economical in key markets to drive per mile than electric cars.

The all - new 2014 Kia Soul will go on sale across Europe in early spring, when the full model line - up, choice of gasoline and diesel powertrains, performance, economy, equipment specifications and prices will be confirmed.

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The average price for regular unleaded gasoline in the Orlando area was ratcheted up another 2 cents a gallon during the weekend to $ 1.52, according to AAA and OPIS Energy Group, a Lakewood, N.J., company that tracks gas prices nationwide.

According to GasBuddy.com, the average price of regular gasoline in Canada on Monday was about $ 1.33 per litre, up 22 cents from the average of $ 1.11 per litre at the same time last year.

Starting in January, gas prices zoomed up by about 25 percent, causing consumers in some states to pay in excess of $ 4.50 for a gallon of gasoline.

Renewable - fuel standard — Congress laid the foundation for this strange - bedfellow debate in 2013, and next year could bring more substantive action, depending on whether gasoline prices go up and how that affects ethanol prices.

They promote spending $ 22 billion just in federal money during FY - 2014 on climate change studies; costly solar projects of every description; wind turbines that blight scenic vistas and slaughter millions of birds and bats annually, while wind energy developers are exempted from endangered species and other environmental laws that apply to all other industries; and ethanol programs that require millions of acres of farmland and vast quantities of water, fertilizer, pesticides and fossil fuel energy to produce a gasoline additive that reduces mileage, harms engines, drives up food prices... and increases CO2 emissions.

Because ethanol has one - third less energy than gasoline and does not make up the difference in price, the higher the ethanol blend, the more money you spend on each mile driven.

Almost all of these projects differ from the ethanol being blended into the US gasoline supply in that they are made from inedible feedstocks, which sidesteps one of the critiques often leveled at biofuels: that they compete in with crops raised for people or livestock, driving up food prices.

Recent increases in fuel economy standards and recurring run - ups in the price of gasoline mean manufacturers and consumers are more focused on fuel economy today than they have been for decades.

Early studies by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that a carbon tax of up to $ 80 per metric ton of emissions — a tax that might raise gasoline prices by 70 cents a gallon — would eventually result in climate stability.

So, sure, gasoline would go up in price, concrete would go up in price, food grown with oil - sourced fertilizer would go up in price, and those silly plastic bottles of water would go up in price because the plastic they are packaged in would be taxed.

At issue is whether to suspend a five - year - old federal mandate requiring more ethanol in gasoline each year, a policy that has diverted almost half of the domestic corn supply from animal feedlots to ethanol refineries, driven up corn prices and plantings and created a desperate competition for corn as drought grips the nation's farm belt.

That will require a gasoline or carbon tax to keep the price of fossil fuels up so investors in green - tech will not get undercut while they drive innovation forward and prices down,» Dec. 22, 2006).

Wall Street Journal — Low oil prices and economic growth have helped drive up consumer demand for energy across the world in 2015, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, a phenomenon seen from U.S. gasoline stations to Chinese auto dealerships.

Fill «er up: several more gasoline retailers, including Suncor Energy Products Inc., Canadian Tire Corporation, Mr. Gas, and Pioneer Energy LP pleaded guilty to fixing the price of gas in certain Quebec and eastern Ontario towns.

Then you factor in a host of other upwardly - spiraling costs, such as a 30 - cent spike in gasoline prices and grocery bills that have shot up more than 10 percent in the last month, and it becomes clear the family budget is under pressure from all sides.

«The price of gasoline at the pumps has shot up to $ 3.67 a gallon, from $ 3.25 only a month ago,» wrote Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist with Capital Economics, in a research note.

Yesterday there were long lines of people from the nearby heavily affected areas waiting to buy gasoline and it infuriated me that every gas station in our small town (with the exception of one) had jacked up their prices.