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Automotive News Archive15-Aug-2006Bus Fires May Be Under-Reported Federal accident investigators have concluded that bus passengers may be at more risk than anyone thought. Testifying at a hearing on the bus fire that killed 23 elderly hurricane evacuees last year, the safety experts said fires aboard buses appear to be under-reported. Nation's Average Gas Price Now $3 a Gallon The national average price consumers now pay for regular gasoline sits at the $3 a gallon according to AAA, of Hawthorne, Florida. Toyota Looks at Plug-in Hybrid Toyota is considering a plug-in hybrid as well as ethanol-capable flex-fuel vehicles for the U.S. market, according to the president of Toyota Motor North America Inc. Some SUV Owners Burning More than Gas A growing number of SUV owners unable to cope with rising gas prices are turning to arson to escape high car payments, according to published reports. Gas Prices Top $3 in Much of the U.S. The average price of regular self-serve gasoline is now above $3 a gallon in 16 states and the District of Columbia while throughout the rest of the country the price lingers just below $3. Crude Oil Declines but Gas Prices Hold Steady Gasoline prices are holding steady despite a decline in crude-oil prices which have dropped below $70 a barrel. BP Closes Alaskan Pipeline, Sending Gas Prices Higher With consumers already paying summertime gasoline prices that are near record highs, BP announced that the oil company must shut down the biggest oilfield in the country, Alaska's Prudhoe Bay. Porsche Takes J.D. Power Win Porsche came in first, winning the top spot in the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 survey of initial vehicle quality. Porsche beat out Lexus, last year's winner. Hyundai moved up, way up, to third. Toyota Tundra Recalled to Disable Front Passenger Airbag Switch In an odd twist of automotive safety, the Toyota Motor Corp. will recall nearly 160,000 Tundra pickups to disable the front-seat passenger airbag cut-off switch because the trucks do not have the required lower anchorage and tethers for children known as the LATCH system.
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