Nov 4th, 2008 · The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular is down to about $2.40 a gallon. That's according to a survey from the Energy Department. In parts of the South and Midwest, gas is selling for less than $2 a gallon. It's a sharp drop from earlier in the year when gas prices were approaching $5 a gallon. One reason for the drop is the slumping economy.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Gas is back below $3-a-gallon and thanks to new incentives, Americans are buying trucks again. This news comes as the Treasury Department turned down a request by General Motors to help finance the automaker's possible merger with Chrysler.
Oct 26th, 2008 · The price of gas has dropped about $1.20 per gallon since it hit more than $4 per gallon in July. How does the decline in gas prices affect your transportation choices?
Oct 21st, 2008 · Gas prices are averaging $2.92 a gallon across the country. But OPEC meets this week to decide whether they'll cut production — a move that would increase prices at the pump. We examine how some motorists are changing their driving habits according to the rise and fall of gas prices.
Oct 15th, 2008 · When gas prices soared above $4 per gallon, carpooling, bicycling and the use of public transit increased. Gas prices have now fallen below $3 in many places, but other concerns are replacing anxiety about prices at the pump.
Aug 3rd, 2008 · In the summer of 1973, photographer Stephen Shore set out on a quintessential American adventure. Now, 35 years later, his journey has become the focus of a book titled A Road Trip Journal. It reflects an America when gas was about 43 cents a gallon.
Aug 3rd, 2008 · Every year, adventuresome hikers set off from Georgia and trek all the way to Maine on the Appalachian Trial. WBGO's Eugene Sonn says that to mark the mid-way point, many take part in what's known as the half-gallon challenge they down an entire half-gallon of ice-cream.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Oil prices have fallen $16 in three days. Some analysts are saying oil could come down to around $100 a barrel in the next few months because demand is shrinking even in high driving season. Indeed, the national average for gasoline came down by a penny a gallon Friday.