Tag Archives: US Gov’t

US Gov’t tells drivers “get used to cheap gas”

November 14, 2014   Guest Author

US Gov't tells drivers

By JONATHAN FAHEY

Those low gas prices on station signs aren’t going away soon, the government says. In a dramatic shift from previous forecasts, the Energy Department predicted Wednesday that the average price of gasoline in the U.S. will be $2.94 a gallon in 2015. That is a 44-cent drop from an outlook issued just a month ago.

Read More

US Gov’t pushes air bag maker on replacement parts

October 30, 2014   Guest Author

By TOM KRISHER

The U.S. government’s auto safety agency, NHTSA, responding to criticism of its slow response to safety issues, told the manufacturer of millions of potentially faulty air bags to make replacement parts faster and do more testing to find the cause of the problem.

Read More