Average gas prices—June 2, 2008

Gas prices increase again.

National retail fuel price averages

Price

Change from last week

Regular gasoline/gallon	$3.98	↑ .04
Diesel fuel/gallon	$4.71	↓ .01

Regional regular gasoline prices

Price

Change from last week

East Coast	$3.97	↑ .03
-New England	$4.03	↑ .05
-Central Atlantic	$4.00	↑ .05
-Lower Atlantic	$3.93	↑ .01
Midwest	$3.95	0
Gulf Coast	$3.85	↑ .02
Rocky Mountain	$3.89	↑ .04
West Coast	$4.17	↑ .14
-California	$4.24	↑ .14

Source: Energy Information Administration, 6/2/08

Comments

[Eugene]

Where do you get $3.95 for gas this is chicago the midwest and the lowest I've seen is $4.19.

[RE LONGORIA]

Gas is $3.83 in South Texas so I guess I'm lucky.

[Carl]

Why does the american version prius only get 44mpg while the uk bersion is rated at 62mpg?

[Thomas Godley]

The product called "Ethos" has boasted gas savings of over 17%. Has CR completed any studies to determine facts? With gas prices soaring I would invite any reasonable savings.

[Michael Eby]

Last time I bought gas (in Canada) I paid $1.39 a litre, or $5.25 a gallon--which means it can still be cheaper for me to drive to the US to buy gas than to get it locally, especially with the dollar at parity.

Frankly, I don't mind the higher prices if it means that people will turn towards more fuel-efficient cars, or at least use less fuel with their current vehicles. Judging by recent US auto sales, it appears that a major turning point has in fact been reached.

Carl--a US gallon is 3.78 litres while a UK gallon is 4.54 L. So 44 mpg US is 53 mpg UK. The rest of the difference is likely due to different testing techniques. Driving styles have an enormous effect on the mileage of the Prius, much more so than on a non-hybrid--some people complain of getting less than 40 mpg (US) while hypermilers have claimed to get 90 mpg or more.

Thomas--I question the effect of products like Ethos or acetone added to a tank of gas to increase mileage, but I can't make any claims without having tried them. I plan on doing so, but I'm not expecting miracle mileage improvements.

[Big R]

Just got some spam on computer advertising Ethos fuel saver. Noticed other inquiries where are your test results on it?

[Pat Wilson]

I have been getting alot of e-mail on Ethos fule treatment and just would like to know have you tested this and does it work like they say.

[James Klich]

We need to build some new Gasoline Refineries in the United States. We need to build one to three new Refineries.

[everett whitney]

Scams, Bad Gadgets, ...get 50 m.p.g.... 12%-17% more ...

Each time our fuels become either scarce or costly, this reaches epidemic proportions!

Our current I/C engines are all essentially "instantly-tuned" by the state-of-the-art fuel injection systems & computer controls to provide the best possible combustion in the very next cylinder of the firing order ..

.. NONE of these various "items" need evaluation / testing --- instead, do the known things which WILL give real savings & are free !

Take the "stuff" out of the trunk, van, pickup bed, inflate the tires regularly, Slow down a lot, never practice "jack rabbit" starts, pace the traffic lights ....

Those practices do actually work ... the others are P.T. Barnum's ... There's a Sucker born every minute !

[DAVE]

ANY TESTS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE ETHOS FR1 PRODUCT, SOUNDS LIKE A SCAM AND IS SET UP LIKE A PYRAMID SALES CAMPAIGN

[matues]

have rec input hafc(assist fuel cell),claiming 50% savings on gas,as uasual money back grt.. does anyone have this on a vehicle ?more when they get there picc muffler on stream

[Mark]

There is a very simple way to figure out whether Ethos is efficient or not. You have to figure out how many MPH you recieve with your car. Then add 2 oz. of Ethos to your gas tank and chart the change. Anyone I know who has used it has saved up to $0.90 per gallon. It's basic math. It would be nice if Consumer Reports would take on this challenge and test it themselves. Everyone can use the savings!

[Jeana Jones]

Has anyone personally tried Ethos? I also would like to see Consumer Reports test results on this product.

[william endress]

Has any testing been done by a reliable source that confirms, or disbutes, various claims that a device that cracks water into hydoge can actually increase mpg?

[richard]

Matues, I echo your question about hafc and picc devices. I've searched the internet now for weeks attempting to find some authoritative comments on these and other devices, without success. Dutchman Enterprises is selling the HAFC for over $1000 and I have found no one that challenges their position of doubling your gas mileage-even claiming that there will be 100mpg SUVs soon using their device. As for as I can tell from their description of the device, it is another box otherwise offered in kit instructions using a mason jar with water and baking soda attached to your car's battery. Every high school chemistry student knows the basics of electrolysis producing hydrogen and oxygen off of the electrodes. My son built one from a set of instruction plans purchased for $50 or so, added it to a '99 V-6 Toyota Tacoma and, on a run from Kansas City to St.Louis, showed a half mpg "change", but this is well within the limits of error in measuring distance, topping off the tank and being able to control the driving conditions, but definitely no where the claimed 60% improvement touted by the seller of the Kit Instructions. Good luck on your search. The scammers have their messages out there to confuse any search you do. Trying to sift through the web pages that show up on most any search keywords will find them there, pretending to answer your burning questions.