Article: Gas-mileage products worth the money?

Article: Chattanooga, Tenn.-area hybrid car owners see lower-than-expected gas mileage.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  August 7, 2004 ;     659 words ......not miffed by the lower than expected gas mileage. It's good enough that it's a dramatic...Hybrid cars are unlikely to register gas mileage at EPA promised levels for a number...driving can have a noticeable effect on gas mileage. You can't drive it like a regular car...

Article: J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Gas Mileage Concerns Influence SUV Shoppers.
PR Newswire;  August 19, 2004 ;     690 words ......Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Concerns about gas mileage continue to influence new-vehicle shopping...new-vehicle buyers reject a model due to its gas mileage. The concern about gas mileage is particularly influential among those who...

Article: Faster drivers get worse gas mileage.
Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA);  May 3, 2006 ;     524 words ......Driving like a maniac? Getting poor gas mileage? Guess what? The two are related. As...gallon, drivers are looking to improve gas mileage. Brad Reeves, assistant manager at Tuffy...com, aggressive drivers can improve gas mileage by about 31 percent by switching to...

Article: How to get better gas mileage.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 8, 2004 ;     126 words ...Here are some tips for getting better gas mileage, ranked by significance: _Replacing a faulty...wind drag from a loaded roof rack can cut gas mileage by 5 percent. _A tune-up can improve gas mileage about 4 percent. _Properly inflated tires...

Article: CarMax Experts Provide Advice on How to Improve Your Gas Mileage.
PR Newswire;  May 1, 2006 ;     500 words ......your vehicle will help improve your gas mileage and are some of the easiest ways to...Efficiently * Drive the speed limit: gas mileage decreases at speeds above 55 mph...waste gas. Driving aggressively lowers gas mileage both on the highway and when driving...

Article: Gas mileage--what's that? (Mail: readers sound off).(Letter to the Editor)
Design News;  August 4, 2003 ;     168 words ......requirements, one of which was good gas mileage. Dealerships consistently had no idea about the gas mileage of their cars, usually falling back...to interest us in performance (isn't gas mileage part of performance ?), or a great...

Article: Gas Mileage Suffers Due To Ethanol Content Russ Stahleymanheim
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  October 30, 2008 ;     176 words ...Is your gas mileage horrible? Mine, too. It must be foreign oil or big oil companies...as much ethanol as they like. More ethanol means horrible gas mileage. I record my gas mileage every time I get gas. In the last three months, my miles...

Article: Maintenance can improve gas mileage
Post-Tribune (IN);  December 10, 2005 ;     120 words ......DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Gas mileage can be improved by 4.1 percent by having...Repairing a faulty oxygen sensor can benefit gas mileage by as much as 40 percent. Check and...clogged air filter can improve the car's gas mileage by 10 percent. Also, change oil regularly...

Article: New-car gas mileage often falls short of EPA estimates.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......years back, he wasn't looking for great gas mileage. Even so: The mileage sticker on the...federal Environmental Protection Agency's gas mileage stickers, calling them funny numbers...indicates the stickers may overstate gas mileage by up to 34 percent. Other consumer...

Article: Debate Accelerates over Gas Mileage Requirements.
The Denver Post (Denver, Colorado) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  March 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ......says American cars should get better gas mileage. He's got two minivans in his Centennial...cars to make any concessions to better gas mileage will be a key question this spring as...part of fighting global warming, higher gas mileage received a new boost Sept. 11. With...

Article: J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Gas Mileage is an Increasingly Important Factor to New-Vehicle Buyers in Choosing One Model Over Another.
PR Newswire;  September 3, 2003 ;     634 words ......VILLAGE, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Gas mileage is once again becoming an important...Escaped Shopper Study(SM) released today. Gas mileage is now fifth on the list of reasons...15 percent of new-vehicle buyers cite gas mileage as a reason for rejecting a vehicle...

Article: Engine Maintenance Helps Gas Mileage, Say Peoria, Ill.-Area Mechanics.
Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois);  June 1, 2004 ;     415 words ......checks improve performance as well as gas mileage, he said. By following the manufacturer...failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of 4.1 percent, though...clogged air filter can improve your car's gas mileage by as much as 10 percent, according...

Article: Study Shows Auto Consumers Want it all When Choosing Next Car: Better Performance and Greater Gas Mileage.
PR Newswire;  February 27, 2007 ;     665 words ......Include 'Better Performance' and 'Greater Gas Mileage.' New Technology (GPS, Bluetooth, etc...buying their next car include: 1. Better Gas Mileage: Tied for first place was the desire for better gas mileage. This is not completely surprising...

Article: EDITORIAL: 'Sexing up' gas mileage for America's good
University Wire;  January 13, 2005 ;     456 words ......feature of cars remains neglected: Gas mileage. At this year's Detroit Auto Show this...care much about such trivialities as gas mileage. If they can afford such cars, they...called SUVs is to make them exempt from gas mileage guidelines by denoting them as vehicles...