#FuelPrices

Like the leaves in autumn, sales of the Nissan Leaf are falling amid a flurry of changes coming to the EV this summer.

Things are looking up for U.S. new-car fuel economy, as the average climbed 0.3 mpg in May to 25.5 mpg.

As loan terms continue to stretch further into the future, spending on new-car purchases hit a new all-time high in May 2015.

A handful of factors are fueling China’s current SUV boom, with road-rage protection at the top of the list.

OPEC is doubling down on shoving shale off a cliff, continuing the trend of low fuel prices through the fall in so doing, Memorial Day Weekend aside.

Thanks to low fuel prices, American motorists drove a record 720.1 billion miles during the first quarter of 2015.

While most of the United States enjoys fuel prices under $3 per gallon, the West Coast can’t say the same, especially California.

Gas may be at lows not seen in a few years now, but consumers believe fuel prices will rise in time.

EV and PHEV manufacturers may have fared well in Western Europe last year, but further gains in the market aren’t likely for some time to come.

Enjoying sub-$2/gallon prices at the pump? Those fuel prices will make their slow climb back up above $2 beginning later this month.

By the end of Q1 2015, PHEVs are expected to take 1 percent of the overall U.S. domestic market despite fuel prices continuing their downward spiral.

Just like when high fuel prices knocked down the sale price of many a truck and SUV, the current drop in price at the pump is pulling down the prices for many a hybrid, PHEV and EV.

As the price at the pump continues to plummet — diesel not so much — British valuation guide Glass’s predicts big gas guzzlers new and used will return to the motorway.

President Barack Obama will be visiting the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Wednesday, a plant currently closed due to low demand for both the Focus and C-Max.

With fuel prices continuing their downward spiral, one would think EVs and hybrids would become the new Hummers and Escalades to be left to rust in the backlot of the dealership. Not quite.