Gas Prices

Although EVs may only make modest sales gains this year, the cumulative number of EVs on the road is now thought to be enough to impact gasoline demand—which doesn't in the long term mean lower gas prices.

As the energy charging EVs becomes cleaner, American driving gasoline models will spend less on fuel in 2024.

Under a current policy push to get more ethanol into pump gasoline, fuel prices will go up, according to findings for a fossil-fuel refining trade group.

The consumer organization found that the portion that would "definitely" buy or lease an EV has more than tripled versus 2020.

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.

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.

Even though battery-related items like charging and range remain top barriers for EV adoption, gas prices are nudging them into consideration for more families.

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

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.

Presidential candidate looks specifically to greening out transportation, without having the middle class shoulder the bill.

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

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...

Rioting in the streets is the sword of Damocles hanging over every decision a politician makes—especially when those streets happen to be French. And rioting in the streets is what put an end to a new gas-tax proposal in France this week. Technically, its wasn't even a straight gas tax. DON'T...

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