Thursday, June 11, 2009

Should Higher Gas Mileage Come With Higher Gas Taxes Too? ...

Should Higher Gas Mileage Come With Higher Gas Taxes Too?
As average gas-mileage increases to meet higher mileage requirements, less gas used means lower tax revenues (18.4 cents to the Feds on each gallon) to replenish federal and state highway funds unless total miles traveled soars. Worse, upcoming electric cars don't use any gasoline at all, so they contribute nothing to maintain the roads they use.

World's Fastest Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Other Stuff
In honor of our innate love of all things fast, we've gathered up a list of the fastest things on (or nearly on) Earth. You'll find no cheetahs or peregrine falcons here, just the most crazy-quick contraptions humans have ever strapped themselves into. With that, let's punch it....

The 11 Worst Cars Ever Made
The car industry is suffering through bankruptcies, controversial bail-outs, and other financial miseries. But turmoil is nothing new for auto companies: since its inception 120 years ago, the automobile has experienced all kinds of ups and down.

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