By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Saving gas is really about saving money — so it’s not necessarily a smart move to sell whatever you’re driving now (even if it’s a big SUV) in order to buy a more “efficient” car. You could lose a pile of money on your old vehicle — especially if it’s […]
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Why Don’t Politicians Care About Transportation Issues?
April 18, 2008 • 0 Comments • Fuel, James Baxter, Mass Transit, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Tickets
By Jim Baxter, NMA President In what has to be history’s longest political campaign, I have yet to hear anything meaningful about public policies that directly affect motorists. Sure, there have been inane and uneducated comments stimulated by major events, like the collapse of the bridge in Minnesota. But there has been nothing of substance […]
The 16 Most Fuel-Efficient New Cars
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Gas prices are putting the hurting on us all — but you can ease the pain at the pump if you’re driving one of these: Ultracompacts 1) 2008 Smart For Two The Smart is a two-seater designed principally for in-city driving. Its small size makes it very easy to park […]
Fuel Economy & Toll Roads: Using One Problem To Solve Another
By NMA President, James Baxter In the February issue of Car and Driver Magazine there were two articles that, in their own way dovetailed together to answer a question no one is asking, but perhaps they should be. Csaba Csere, Editor-In-Chief, started out with a lament on the futility and pointlessness of the new federal […]
300 MPG Or Conspiracy Theory?
Maybe the conspiracy theorists were right after all. That was the first thought to pop into my head as I read about an engineer named Steve Fambro – and his 300 mpg hybrid Aptera two-seater. Yes, you read that right. Three hundred miles per gallon. Really. And even if he’s off by half, the mileage […]
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