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They say gas is expensive. Get over it. Petrol is pricey. The lifeblood of your transportation costs major money - we all feel your pain. Statistics manifest some frightening facts, and some more that ought to make you thankful. Here are today's Numbers, seen with Canadian and U.S. dollar perspectives.
- Average U.s. Gas Prices Drop Below 3$ A Gallon
Fortunately for us, as crude oil prices tumble down so do gas prices - or at least in the States. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), for the first time since February 2008, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline fell under...
- European Gas Prices: And You Thought $3.50 Was A Lot…
Earlier today, the AAA and Oil Price Information Service reported that average U.S. gasoline prices hit a new record at $3.50 per gallon. A lot of people are freaking out here in the U.S. with the cost of gas but how about if you paid more than double...
- Average U.s. Gas Prices Hit Record $3.50 A Gallon
Blame it partially to the rising crude oil prices (over $118 a barrel on April 22, 2008), but the AAA and Oil Price Information Service reported today that averages gasoline prices at filling stations across the U.S. hit a record $3.50 a gallon on Monday,...
- Chrysler's Gas Card Costs And Savings
Assuming the offer for new Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep customers to purchase 700 gallons of gasoline at $2.99/gallon is taken up by a similar number of Chrysler product purchasers as were present in dealerships in April, what'll this cost Chrysler LLC?...
- Ethanol's Story By Numbers
Politicians and many businessmen are pushing renewable fuels like they've never pushed before. Typical gasoline-powered internal combustion engines can be converted to run on ethanol, more appropriately labeled as E85. The concept is novel - grow...
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FUEL PRICES - By the Numbers
They say gas is expensive. Get over it. Petrol is pricey. The lifeblood of your transportation costs major money - we all feel your pain. Statistics manifest some frightening facts, and some more that ought to make you thankful. Here are today's Numbers, seen with Canadian and U.S. dollar perspectives.-----
1.05 - average price of gasoline per litre in the USA in Canadian dollars, between 20 and 30 cents cheaper than the cost per litre in Canada
2.60 - average price of gasoline per litre in France in Canadian dollars
2.89 - average price of gasoline per litre in Turkey in Canadian dollars
320 - percentage increase in the cost of fuel for Spain's fishing industry over the last five years
887,000,000 - total vehicles on the planet's roads today
553,000,000 - total vehicles on the planet's roads fifteen years ago
170 - percentage increase in the price of gasoline in America over the last five years
90 - percentage increase in the price of gasoline in France over the last five years
18,000,000,000 - fewer kilometres driven by Americans in the month of March/2008 compared with the same period in 2007
28 - fewer American cents needed to purchase a gallon of gasoline in Russia than in the USA, with Russia being one of the world's largest oil producers
12 - total American cents needed to purchase one gallon of gasoline in Venezuela
2.84 - typical price of one gallon of E85 ethanol (in USD) in Brazil, about half the price of gasoline
Imperial Oil (ExxonMobil) refinery in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
- Average U.s. Gas Prices Drop Below 3$ A Gallon
Fortunately for us, as crude oil prices tumble down so do gas prices - or at least in the States. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), for the first time since February 2008, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline fell under...
- European Gas Prices: And You Thought $3.50 Was A Lot…
Earlier today, the AAA and Oil Price Information Service reported that average U.S. gasoline prices hit a new record at $3.50 per gallon. A lot of people are freaking out here in the U.S. with the cost of gas but how about if you paid more than double...
- Average U.s. Gas Prices Hit Record $3.50 A Gallon
Blame it partially to the rising crude oil prices (over $118 a barrel on April 22, 2008), but the AAA and Oil Price Information Service reported today that averages gasoline prices at filling stations across the U.S. hit a record $3.50 a gallon on Monday,...
- Chrysler's Gas Card Costs And Savings
Assuming the offer for new Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep customers to purchase 700 gallons of gasoline at $2.99/gallon is taken up by a similar number of Chrysler product purchasers as were present in dealerships in April, what'll this cost Chrysler LLC?...
- Ethanol's Story By Numbers
Politicians and many businessmen are pushing renewable fuels like they've never pushed before. Typical gasoline-powered internal combustion engines can be converted to run on ethanol, more appropriately labeled as E85. The concept is novel - grow...