Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, January 16, 2013 South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds High Beam Traffic Stop Driving with overly bright headlights justifies […]
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TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 16, 2013
January 16, 2013 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Breathalyzers, DUI/DWI, Fuel, Mass Transit, Speed Cameras, TheNewspaper, Toll Roads, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Tickets
Avoiding The Ethanol Blues
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Ethanol-laced “gas” (10 percent ethanol today, 15 percent soon) isn’t all bad. Just mostly bad.
50 MPG Then – and Now
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Getting 50 MPG out of a gallon of gas has gotten a lot more expensive over the past 20-something years. Back in 1990, it only cost $5,995 – $10,614 in corrected-for-2012 Fed Funny Money. That sum would buy you a new Geo Metro XFi hatchback, a car capable of 53 […]
Ethanol Anecdote
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If you own an older car, be advised. The high ethanol-content “gas” in use today can cause problems when fed to engines not made to use it. Not so much burn it — ethanol fuel has some advantages, including octane enhancement. The problems arise when alcohol-laced fuel comes into contact […]
EPA to Mandate a Four Gallon Minimum
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The government can force you to buy health insurance — so why not gas, too? The EPA has just issued another mandate — this one requiring that people who buy gas at stations where E15 (15 percent ethanol content) is sold buy at least four gallons of fuel. (See here […]
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