Gas prices down; we are at average
Fuel-saving tipsRegardless of its price, drivers will always have control over how much gasoline they use.
The U.S. Department of Energy offers the following tips to help cut down on fuel use:
n Combine errands into one trip. Several short trips taken from a cold start can use twice as much fuel as a longer multipurpose trip covering the same distance when the engine is warm.
n When traveling, a roof rack or carrier can provide additional cargo space that allows drivers to use smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. However, a loaded roof rack can decrease fuel economy by 5 percent because of the added weight and aerodynamic drag. An extra 100 pounds in a vehicle's trunk will reduce the typical vehicle's fuel economy by 1-2 percent.
n Fixing a car that is noticeably out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of 4 percent. A serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can decrease gas mileage by as much as 40 percent
COLUMBUS - After weeks of experiencing near $4 sticker shock at the pumps, drivers across the nation have begun seeing a steady decline in gasoline prices.
According to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report - a survey of more than 100,000 filling stations - the average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline Monday was $3.56, down 24 cents from a month ago.
Statewide, that price stood at $3.59, 26 cents lower than a month ago, with ethanol blends typically running about 10 cents cheaper.
"At a time when prices are typically rising because of summer travel, we're seeing a nice slide in prices," said Rose White of AAA Nebraska.
While this comes as welcome news for Nebraska motorists - and White expects the trend to continue for at least the next few weeks - local drivers have become irritated with what they deem to be generally higher Columbus pump prices.
Although the cost of regular unleaded around town Monday was at the statewide average, $3.59, the focus remains on cheaper fuel in nearby communities, particularly Omaha.
Among the state's 13 cities with more than 15,000 residents, only Grand Island currently has fuel prices as high as those here, according to gasbuddy.com . Omaha drivers can find regular unleaded for $3.33 per gallon, and most other cities sit about 10 cents cheaper than Columbus.
White agreed, "There are some wide disparities between the communities in Nebraska that we're watching.
Emission Test Fail - News
With a catch, of course: It needed a "speed sensor" in order to pass the emissions test. We got the part, had it installed and promptly failed the emissions test. We were told that we needed to put 50-100 miles on the thing before they could retest the
An extra 100 pounds in a vehicle's trunk will reduce the typical vehicle's fuel economy by 1-2 percent. n Fixing a car that is noticeably out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of 4 percent.
"The majority of things people fail for were a light out, bad paperwork or emissions-related things." A March 2009 study done for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation concluded that states with vehicle safety inspection programs have
Jack Johnson chuckled a bit at the hassle he went through last week to get his car to pass its vehicle emissions test. After his vehicle failed the first test, he had to make an extra trip to the inspection station to again join the lines of idling
There was, for instance, the irregular deal entered into with LTO in 2009, which gave Stradcom the monopoly to collect fees from various Public Emission Testing Centers by allowing the download of data using Stradcom's interconnectivity.
Failed inspection presents what seems like a catch-22 - NWautos
Goofy problem here: We were loaned a Jeep Cherokee by our daughter and son-in-law while our vehicle is being repaired. With a catch, of course: It needed a "speed sensor" in order to pass the emissions test. We got the part, had it installed and promptly failed the emissions test. We were told that we needed to put 50-100 miles on the thing before they could retest the emissions. Is that standard for electronic (or computer-ish) parts? Is there some rationale I'm missing on that? Basically, I need to know so I can tell the judge why I'm driving without an inspection sticker. How are you supposed to put 100 miles on the car in order to get it inspected if you're not supposed to drive it until it passes inspection? Tom: Here's how inspections work these days. A scanner gets plugged into your car's computer port. That scanner downloads a bunch of emissions-related information that your car's computer has monitored and stored.
Ray: But if your battery dies completely, gets disconnected or the computer's memory gets wiped out for some other reason (which I'm guessing is what happened in your case), the computer doesn't have enough stored data to determine whether you should pass inspection.
Tom: So when you drive around for those 100 miles, what the computer is doing is collecting fresh data. Tom: Then, when you go back for your inspection, the computer can report that it has sufficient data in all areas. And if everything is working correctly, bada bing, you get your sticker.
Ray: If there's not enough data collected, or if everything is NOT working correctly, then you fail your inspection. I don't know how it works in all 50 states, but where we live, you then get a temporary "Rejected" sticker, and you have 60 days to drive around, humiliated, fix the problem and get re-inspected. Tom: So I'm guessing that your daughter and son-in-law failed inspection a while ago because the vehicle's speed sensor didn't work. And their 60 days had run out by the time they handed you the keys. So when you failed, it was for the second time, and there was no longer a grace period.
Ray: But keep in mind that rejection builds character, Nan. You'll need that character when you're doing your 100 miles on private property, rather than on public roads, to avoid a ticket. I calculate that'll be about 900 times around the local Walmart parking lot.
u ever found out bout dat emission test for me n how much I hav to pay if my car fail for it to pass cuz I'm cumn dwn tonite
Wahoo. Car failed stupid emission test. $600 worth of repairs later to get my $60 tabs. Emission Test Fail - Bookshelf
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