Gas Prices

Suspending a federal fuel tax of 24 cents per gallon of gas won't help address the problems contributing to higher prices at the pump, opponents of the gas-tax holiday say.

Ethanol interests have claimed that they can cut pump gasoline prices by 30 cents a gallon with changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard. Now President Biden is reportedly allowing more E15 at the pump.

Electric vehicles adopted over the years are helping relieve the strain felt by a ban on Russian oil, and it's a sign that a shift of power away from Big Oil is indeed happening.

Has the national-average pump price of well over $4 a gallon substantially decreased the miles covered by U.S. drivers? Recent data suggests it might.

Here are the widely available cars only fueled by gasoline that achieve 50 mpg combined or more based on EPA ratings. They all start under $30,000.

Low holiday-weekend gas prices help underscore what an exceptional year 2020 is, and what a turning point it's been for EVs.

Car buyers see mileage as an important piece of vehicle selection—with or without the low gas prices.

U.S. pump prices have continued to fall, as confusion mounts over the direction oil policy over oil supply.

Aptera appears to be pitching its electric lightweight vehicle around oil conflict and an activist mindset. Will that work around $2 gas and economic woes?

Wall Street—and, perhaps, Tesla investors—seem to think that this time of recession and cheap oil will be different.

Consumer Reports has looked at the potential costs of raising mpg requirements just 1.5 percent a year, or freezing them.

Gas prices are creeping up again in California, and might potentially give some new life to lagging hybrid and plug-in hybrid sales.

Consumer Reports has found that states are overcharging drivers of electric cars, for an amount that has little impact on road maintenance.

We crossed the country in a 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid to see how efficient the family hauler is, away from charge points.

As Ford prepares the first of several fully electric vehicles, for what amounts to a rapidly expanding niche, the automaker is also working on rolling out electrified versions of its existing mainstream lineup. After finding plenty of success many years ago with its Ford Escape Hybrid, and then...

Several other factors influence how much people drive, including seasonality, economic growth, demographics, congestion, and how many young drivers are getting their licenses.

The federal gas tax, which was supposed to pay for repairs and expansion to roads maintained or funded by the national government, now does nothing of the kind. Congress last raised the U.S. federal gas tax a quarter of a century ago in 1993, to the 18.5-cents-per-gallon level it remains at today...

It's an unusual thing, to say the least, when the U.S. Chamber of Commerce publicly suggests a major tax increase. In general, the pro-business lobbying group advocates for tax cuts, reducing or eliminating regulations, and free-market policies that allow companies to operate however they choose...

Electric cars still cost significantly more to buy than gasoline-powered vehicles of the same size and capabilities. But cars that plug in are almost always cheaper to run per mile, often by a significant multiple. A study released Thursday has quantified those differences, comparing the...

As Americans collectively sigh at their credit-card bills from the holiday season, GasBuddy has some bad news that won't help ease the financial pain. The fuel price-tracking website predicts the cost of a gallon of fuel will rise by $0.19 per gallon in 2018, on average, to the highest level gas...