EV Owners: Your $130 Registration Fee Would Plug Just 3% of the Highway Trust Fund Hole
The House highway bill’s $130 EV registration fee and $35 plug-in hybrid fee would net $12 billion by 2036, CBO…
Gas Prices
Gas Is Down 36 Cents in a Month, but Diesel Still Costs $2.16 More a Gallon
AAA put the national average for regular at $4.0093 on Nov. 9, down from $4.3718...
At $4.27 a Gallon, Up $1.23 in a Year, Gas Is Pushing Hybrids to a Record 16% of Sales While EVs Slip
Gasoline is up $1.23 in a year, and federal data shows hybrids at a record 16 percent of sales while…
Gas Is Up 35% From a Year Ago, and Driving Home for Thanksgiving Still Beats Flying for a Family of Four
At $4.12 gas, a 1,200-mile Thanksgiving drive costs a family of four a fraction of four average domestic airline tickets.…
GM Dealers Pushed for Hybrids ‘Every Chance We Get’ While Toyota’s U.S. Sales Ran 57.4% Electrified — Now Mary Barra Says They’re Coming
Mary Barra told analysts on GM’s Oct. 20 earnings call that the company “will have...
Repo Watch: Good Credit Got You the $45,000 Loan. It Can’t Make the $1,000 Payment, and Nobody’s Hiring
Repossessions were already at their highest level since 2009 before 2026 handed car owners three shocks at once: 165 days…
Going Electric at $4.33 Gas Saves About $118 a Month. The $520 Loan Payment Eats That for Breakfast
At $4.33 gas, an EV or hybrid cuts the fuel bill, but at subprime rates the loan costs several times…
Diesel Is Up $2.51 a Gallon and AI Is Leading the Layoff Charts. Anyone Who Has to Drive to Work Is Getting Squeezed
Fuel up 41 to 69 percent, AI the top-cited reason for layoffs, hiring nearly flat: every cost of keeping a…
One in Five Families Fell Behind on a Loan Last Year. The Poorest Are Giving Up Their Cars.
The Fed's new survey shows car ownership among the poorest families at a 20-year low, while lenders chase weaker credit…
Gas Up 34%, Insurance Down 5%: September’s CPI Moved the Cost of Driving From the Policy to the Pump
BLS data show gasoline up 34.2% and car insurance down 5.0% over the year. The cost of owning a car…
AAA Ran EVs, Hybrids and Gas Cars Through the Same Math. Hybrids Won Every Class.
AAA's 2026 Your Driving Costs study found hybrids cheapest to own in all four classes it compared. EVs saved $1,500…
Record Diesel Is Sending Small Trucking Fleets Straight to Bankruptcy Court
For the week of Sept. 21, the federal government’s weekly pump survey put the national...
Gas-Only Cars Just Dropped Below Half of Global New-Car Sales. Meanwhile, Americans Get $4.35 Gas and No EV Credit.
Gasoline-only models fell to 49% of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026. In the U.S., gas is…
Trump’s Red Diesel Order Turns a 24.4-Cent Fuel Tax Into an IOU
The Oct. 5 order defers the federal tax on red diesel used on highways through Dec. 31. The seller usually…
Banning Diesel Exports Could Raise Gas Prices. Trump Says So Himself.
A refinery makes up to 1.8 gallons of gasoline for every gallon of diesel. That is why an export ban…