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Comparison Shopping for Gas
May 26, 2008 | 12:34 PM
Category: Traffic
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The Memorial Day weekend was picture perfect so you didn't have to spend gas money to enjoy it! As long as you were outdoors, even if it was just your backyard, it was beautiful! But for many of us, the drive to the shore is either tradition or just too tempting to pass up, no matter what the price at the pump! Many people say even $4 a gallon didn't affect their holiday weekend plans but will that attitude hold true through Labor day?

As we look ahead to the summer, experts are predicting gas to go as high as $5 a gallon. Some even dare say $7 per gallon!

With prices like that it pays to comparision shop.

AAA has a Fuel Price Finder on it's website that will find the cheapest gas in any zip code in the country. Check it out at: http://www.aaamidatlantic.com/Outreach/GasInfou>

You can also figure out what your next road trip will cost you. The Fuel Cost Calculator factors in the make and model of your car, the distance and gas prices.  Check it out at
www.fuelcostcalculator.com

MyFoxPhilly.com keeps track of the lowest gas prices in the area for you, too.  Link to that page by clicking here.

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electrons read my blog
May 26, 2008 | 10:26 PM

For me, I went to 2 picnics today, both local within 10 miles. Mingling with everyone, I found some heated discussion at both picnics over the cost of gas. So whether or not it affected anyone, the cost of gas, by far was the talk of the town.

One discussion was how high will it go? I said the cost of gas will drop three fold once an alternative is found. Unfortunately we all have gas engines in our cars, so that is a huge strike against us (and the oil companies know this).

The solution? In my opinion, I think some dramatic discovery must be made in battery technology before we see any relief. It'll happen....but it will be some time. Batteries today cannot by any means solve this problem, but I feel some breakthrough will happen in the next 10 years and gas engines will be a thing of the past.
electrons read my blog
Jun 3, 2008 | 7:27 AM

It is starting to happen. Check out this car. It uses no gasoline.

http://www.teslamotors.com
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Michelle is an Emmy-award winning journalist and consumer reporter for the Real Deal on Fox 29 News.

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