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…
Gas Prices
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…
Diesel Just Hit a Record $6.53. Before You Panic-Buy an EV, Read the Window Sticker.
Diesel hit a record $6.53 a gallon, but the lasting case for an EV is price. The EV premium fell…
Buyer Alert: Washington Just Cut the 2031 Fuel Economy Target to 34.9 MPG. Here’s What It Means for Your Next Car
The Trump administration lowered the 2031 fuel economy target to about 34.9 mpg. Current owners don't need to do anything,…
Drones Hit a Saudi Crude Pipeline. The Bill Is Landing in America’s Diesel Tanks.
The Sept. 10 strike on Saudi Arabia's Hormuz bypass hit crude, but the lasting damage is to diesel, the fuel…
The EV Maintenance Discount Is Real. It Works Out to About $20 a Month.
AAA's 2026 Your Driving Costs data puts the EV maintenance advantage at about $248 a year. Energy, insurance and depreciation…
Used Car Values Just Dipped for the First Time This Year. Used EVs Went the Other Way.
The Manheim index slipped 0.4% from a year ago, but wholesale EV values rose 2.3% as gas hit $4.48 and…