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There are steps you can take to make an old car, truck or SUV perform better, go farther and perhaps save money on fuel

Gas prices are coming down across Massachusetts — but they seem to be all over the place as well. In Boston’s South End Wednesday, we found $5.59 a gallon, but in nearby Fenway, the price was $4.89. In Newton, drivers could get $4.69 gas; in Westwood, $4.49; in Lynnfield, $3.89. The variation in prices is not a conspiracy or unique,…

Here’s what it could mean for your wallet if federal or state government temporarily suspend taxes at the pump.

The nationwide average price for a gallon of gasoline has topped $5 for the first time ever. Auto club AAA said the average price on Saturday was $5.00. Motorists in some parts of the country, especially California, are paying far above that. The national average price has jumped 19 cents in just the past week, and it’s up $1.93 from...

A Massachusetts gas station owner fed up with what he considers attempts by oil companies to fleece customers with outrageously high prices at the pump has stopped selling gas as a protest. Reynold Gladu, who has run Ren’s Mobil Service in downtown Amherst for nearly 50 years, drained his tanks earlier this month and has no current plans to refill…

The cost of filling up the tank keeps going up and up nationwide, as gas prices keep reaching record levels. On Monday, Massachusetts hit a record high of $4.39 per gallon, and that price had already risen by more than a nickel by Wednesday, staying above the national average — and gas prices are as high as they’ve ever been…

There are steps you can take to make an old car, truck or SUV perform better, go farther and perhaps save money on fuel

The Biden administration is suspending a federal rule that bars higher levels of ethanol in gasoline during the summer. A look at how that decision impacts gas prices, your car’s engine and the environment

Ethanol is a biofuel made from mostly corn and other plant materials. More than 98% of U.S. gasoline contains 10% of ethanol.

More than 7,000 gallons of free gas was guzzled up in a matter of hours Friday morning at the Irving station on Route 1 in Norwood, Massachusetts. Auto dealer Ernie Boch Jr. pledged to give away a total of 7,000 gallons of gas Friday as part of his “April Fuel’s Day,” promotional event. But when the gas station reached the…

The move is meant to help cut gas prices, the White House said Thursday.

A growing number of governors and state lawmakers across the U.S. are calling for the suspension of gas taxes to provide relief to motorists from record high prices

Over 170 million U.S.-born people who were adults in 2015 were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children, a new study estimates.

The operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline that was hit with a ransomware cyberattack says it has resumed normal operations and is now delivering millions of gallons of fuel per hour

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is “over the hump” on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.

Motorists are finding gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states. Shortages and panic-buying continued Thursday even as the operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline reported making “substantial progress” in resolving the computer hack-induced shutdown responsible for the empty tanks.

Supply is going to come back, but the nation, particularly the southeast, has seen a rush of people stocking up on gasoline as supply dips. There’s no need to hoard, says Patrick De Haan of Gasbuddy, an app that helps you find the cheapest pump near you.

The cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline has led to panic buying and an increased demand for gasoline.

The Colonial Pipeline was hacked, causing a shutdown that led to rising gas prices and shortages in the U.S. See where Massachusetts and other states’ prices and supplies stand today.

An oil pipeline shutdown caused by hackers who are demanding a ransom is driving up gas prices — but it’s not the only factor driving the rise.