Clark is going to step out on a limb and predict that gas prices are going to drop like a rock. Gas prices have been incredibly high at wholesale and retail. The price at wholesale has been as high as $2.80 a gallon, but that has dropped to $1.80. That dollar drop means that the retail price will go down, stubbornly but surely. Katrina and then Rita definitely had an effect on the price of gas. But, barring some other unforeseen disaster, you’re going to see much lower prices at the pumps. Prices take a while to work through the system. But it will cost significantly less to fill up your vehicle by next spring.

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In other fuel news, a super car is coming on the market that will get up to 180 miles per gallon. Yes, 180 mpg. A company called “Electric Control Systems Engineering” recently modified the Toyota Prius, which has both a gas and an electric engine. The company made it possible to charge the electric engine overnight, so the car runs mostly on electricity. When the battery power runs out, the gas engine kicks in. So, the fuel economy goes from a normal 50 mpg to between 150 and 180 mpg. When Clark talked about this last year, Honda was very skeptical about doing this. But now the company is considering following the other company’s lead.