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CNNMoney – Gasoline hits record $3.10 a gallon

15. May 2007

Checking on GasBuddy.com and I ran into this Reuters piece on CNN Money. It goes like this: WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. consumers are digging deeper in their pockets to fill up at the pump, with the average price for gasoline now a record $3.10 a gallon, the government said on Monday. The national price for […]

Gas prices bust through the $3.50 mark!

18. April 2007

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According to GasBuddy.com the current average price per gallon nationally is $2.87, even higher than it was a year ago. In some places (California) it’s even broken the $3.60/gal mark! I’m sure that right about now people are starting to feel it. I feel bad for the people who have to drive a big truck […]

Scooter, moped use way up

6. April 2007

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By Brian MorelliIowa City Press-Citizen Trotting over from class in Phillips Hall, University of Iowa sophomore Rafael Eubanks climbs on his Yamaha Zuma, a low-powered, motorized two-wheeler that is parked free — and legally — 100 feet away in an Iowa Avenue bike rack. “I use it every day, everywhere I go,” Eubanks, 20, who […]

Bad Fuel Rising

4. April 2007

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Well, summertime is quickly approaching. This morning in Austin, Texas it’s a sunny 61 degrees and as the temperature rises so do gas prices. As you can see, from the GasBuddy chart of the last 9 months, we’re on the upswing with average gas prices in the USA climbing above $2.67/gal. Are you ready for […]