It’s still cheaper to fuel your car here than in much of the U.S., but don’t look for the recent bargains to continue.
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Gasoline prices hold steady in Maine after rapid surge
The average regular gasoline price in Maine was unchanged Sunday from a week earlier at a record high of $4.26 per gallon.
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AAA says drivers should be more picky about gasoline
Many motorists are clogging their car’s engine by not using gasoline with enough added detergents. That’s the conclusion of a study released Thursday by the AAA auto club. Federal rules in place since 1996 require all gasoline to have some engine-cleaning additives, but many major brands have extra detergents. AAA said tests it commissioned from […]
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All gassed up: Price outlook good, according to analysts
Experts say low gasoline prices are expected to stick around into winter. It means immediate savings for everyday drivers as well as for those hauling freight, which could contribute to lower prices on store shelves. Recently, “for the first time in six years, the diesel average fell below the regular average,” said Jeff Pelton, the […]
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In rebuttal, T. Buis: Giving consumers a choice
Ethanol isn’t made from corn people would put on the grill, popcorn or candy corn, for that matter. What many people don’t know, including the author of “Corn belongs on the cob not in your gas tank” (Sun Journal columnist V. Paul Reynolds, March 15), is that ethanol is produced from No. 2 yellow corn […]
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Iraqi unrest pushing gas prices up
Violence in Iraq is pushing U.S. gasoline prices higher, depriving drivers of the usual price break between Memorial Day and July Fourth. The national average price of $3.68 per gallon is the highest price for this time of year since 2008, the year gasoline hit its all-time high. According to MaineGasPrices.com, the average price of […]
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Gasoline prices have familiar look as summer nears
NEW YORK — The price of gasoline looks familiar this Memorial Day. For the third year in a row, the national average will be within a penny or two of $3.64 per gallon. Stability wasn’t always the norm. Between 2003 and 2008 average retail gasoline prices more than doubled, reaching an all-time high of $4.11 […]
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Maine gas prices keep falling
PORTLAND — Gas prices have fallen for the eighth straight week in Maine. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports in its weekly price survey Monday that the average retail price of gas in Maine stands at $3.44, down 2 cents from last week. The national average fell nearly 6 cents a gallon, to $3.30. Prices in Maine […]