Time to Trade it In!

All you SUV owners, listen up! If you’re planning on getting rid of your SUV to get something more economical, you may want to consider doing it sooner than later. According to a recent article published in the Boston Globe, increasing numbers of car dealerships are no longer accepting SUVs as trade-ins. [...]

And We Thought We Had it Bad!: Taking a Look at European Gas Prices

Here, in America, we are upset that the gas prices keep escalating. Surely, by the end of the summer of 2008, we’ll be paying at least $4 a gallon, which is absolutely absurd. However, perhaps we don’t realize how lucky we are. In the meantime, our neighbors across the Atlantic Ocean are [...]

A Delicate Balancing Act: A Unicycle That’s a Motorcycle?

If you thought balancing on two wheels was hard enough, try balancing on one wheel. When we go to the circus, typically, we’ll see a few clowns riding unicycles. Isn’t it neat to see them do that? Well, now you can do that too, with the world’s first unicycle motorbike. A [...]

Alternative Fuel Sources: Ethanol

With the rising cost of gas prices, people are beginning to look into other alternative fuel sources to help them save some money. One of those fuel sources is ethanol. Ethanol, according to Wikipedia, is a flammable, colorless chemical compound. It is a type of alcohol that can often be found [...]

Proposed Fuel Economy Standards for 2011

It seems like wherever you go, someone always brings up the issue/crisis with increasing gas prices. It is an issue that just seems to never get old! That being said, as I filled my Jeep Liberty up with $67 worth of gas for the 2nd time within a week, I couldn’t help but ponder [...]

Are Males More Risky When It Comes to Driving?

As we all know, males typically have higher insurance rates than women when it comes to driving, but why is this? Simply put, males have been assessed as being more risky. Risky males, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), range in age from 15 to 18 and usually have been [...]