Visionaries in the past have pictured people getting around town in their own personal helicopters or flying here and there with James Bond-style jet packs strapped to their backs. ...more

October 15, 2008

Charles Moriarty's pickup hasn't seen a full tank of gas since he bought it in March. ...more

October 14, 2008

Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in a months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer. ...more

September 24, 2008

"Knight Rider" is more than just an elaborate product placement scheme to help Ford sell those $79,000 Mustang GT550KRs. ...more

September 24, 2008

WASHINGTON - Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in an months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer. ...more

September 23, 2008

A sweet deal with a diesel distributor has the Hillsborough County School District flush with fuel when other districts across the state are canceling field trips and after-hours buses for students. ...more

September 18, 2008

A sweet deal with a diesel distributor has the Hillsborough County school district flush with fuel when other districts around the state are canceling field trips and after-hours buses for students. ...more

September 17, 2008

Price Gouging Big surprise: Gasoline prices at the pump go up! No surprise: Gasoline prices at the pump go up! ...more

September 17, 2008

General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner unveiled the automaker's long-awaited electric car Tuesday and said the turmoil in U.S. financial markets should not affect government loan guarantees that would help the auto industry develop high-tech vehicles. ...more

September 17, 2008

Gas prices climbed again today in the Tampa Bay area after Hurricane Ike, and the Florida attorney general's office said it is being flooded with complaints about the price spikes. ...more

September 15, 2008