Gas Prices

A decrease in diesel prices and a surge in gasoline demand means the two fuels now cost nearly the same.

Gas purchases are inelastic, and a small part of average U.S. household spending, a new report finds.

Miles driven in the first quarter of 2015 were at a record high for that period.

Governments incur significant costs from dealing with the effects of fossil-fuel pollution, the International Monetary Fund finds.

It's now a widely-accepted tenet of today's U.S. political landscape: You just can't come out and advocate for higher taxes. For any purpose, under any circumstances, no matter what the end purposes. Any politician who does so will be punished by voters. DON'T MISS: Low Gas Price An Opportunity For...

Hybrid and electric car sales began to decline before gas prices collapsed, new data shows.

The Toyota Prius will go down in history as a truly ground-breaking vehicle, both the first and the highest-production hybrid vehicle built to date. It's also the sole vehicle sold in the U.S. this year that is rated at 50 miles per gallon combined--for three different models, no less. But a new...

Premium gasoline offers potential fuel-economy benefits, but will consumers pay?

The majority of public electric car charging stations are free to use, survey finds.

We spend more time than we probably should in grumbling at media coverage of plug-in electric cars. Journalists try to get it right, in general, but often the specific and complex issues around electric cars, who buys them, and how they're really used get lost or ignored in general reporting. At...

The Honda Accord Hybrid was launched as a 2014 model, and the first few were sold back in October 2013. But over the next year, despite favorable reviews and a handful of awards, the Accord Hybrid remained a rare beast indeed on dealership lots. Now, more than a year later, it appears that supply...

A new study says consumers expect gas prices to increase eventually.

New studies show low gas prices don't hurt electric-car sales.

BMW will continue to pursue its diesel-heavy strategy.

Data is important. Data on the effects of changing economic factors is very important to the car industry. Which is why it's disappointing to see a Nissan executive repeating the canard that falling gas prices can hurt sales of plug-in electric cars. DON'T MISS: Plug-In Electric Car Sales Continue...

Gas-mileage ratings for the 2016 Honda HR-V.

It's downright confusing trying to calculate how much it costs to run green cars, whether it's a 50-mpg Toyota Prius or a highly efficient electric car like the 124-MPGe BMW i3. One of the problems is how to use different efficiency ratings for various powertrains--gasoline, hybrid, electric--to...

President Barack Obama encourages Americans to buy more-efficient cars despite low gas prices.

With gasoline costing 40 percent less than it did just six months ago--and under $2 a gallon in many states--you might think this would be a good time to discuss raising the Federal gas tax. You would be wrong. The Federal gas tax hasn't risen since 1993, and the U.S. Highway Trust Fund has been...

There's been a lot of conventional wisdom floating around lately. In this case, it's the notion that electric car sales will plummet with the arrival of vastly lower gasoline prices. We'd suggest that perhaps this is not quite as much of a foregone conclusion as many pundits think. DON'T MISS...