• Unable to meet supply deadlines, companies like Daehwa Fuel Pump Co. have suffered order cancellations, said its president, Yoo Dong-ok.

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  • Back at the fuel pump, Mr Butler is setting off to Heathrow, powered by the left-overs from his own local fish and chip shop.

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  • "The company makes a system called PosiCharge, basically a fuel pump to recharge an electric battery, " writes Brendan Coffey, editor of Cabot Green Investor.

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  • Stedman, a chemistry professor at the University of Denver, said there are several problems with the alcohol fuel, one being that it messed up the fuel pump in a car he uses.

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  • With the aircraft's fuel pump, navigation equipment and radio paralysed, the pilots glided the plane to a lower altitude and landed it on an airfield near the village of Izhma in the Komi region, about 1, 500 km (930 miles) from Moscow.

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  • For energy consumers, such a strategy, if successful, will inevitably mean shortages of energy, and higher costs at the fuel pump, in our home utility bills, at grocery and clothing stores, and in any other good or service whose cost is in any way dependent on the cost of energy or transportation.

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  • The amendment would require gas stations located within a half-mile of a highway exit or hurricane evacuation route to be prewired for backup generators, which would allow electric pumps to continue to pump fuel in the case of a power outage.

    WSJ: Deadline on Evaluations

  • Meanwhile, U.S. retailers have little margin to absorb the increased fuel prices, meaning pump prices may edge up "a few more pennies" in the coming weeks, Lundberg said.

    CNN: European crude drives up U.S. gas prices

  • Higher fuel prices at the pump didn't derail the economy, but they certainly adversely affected people's mood and added to the notion that middle-class Americans are on a treadmill--with the treadmill outpacing them.

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  • The drop in oil inventories is spooking financial markets because of reluctance by OPEC supplier of about 40 percent of the globe's crude to pump more fuel despite the approaching winter.

    NPR: Oil Prices Near $100 Per Barrel

  • Getting fuel often depends on knowing the pump attendant, since petrol is tightly rationed.

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  • Once full of fuel for the British fleet, the former pump house is today full of exhibits and objects from both world wars, including many salvaged from the wrecks.

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  • What amounts to the same thing: The advertised price on the pump would not be per gallon of fuel but per gallon of pure gasoline equivalent.

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  • Also, some Brazilian states (3 of 27) charge a lower VAT (Value Added Tax) on hydrous ethanol sold to Flex-Fuel cars compared to VAT imposed on gasoline at the pump.

    FORBES: Further Implications Of The U.S. Ethanol Tariff

  • For example, data on miles traveled, gasoline consumption, driving habits, and maintenance history can help improve fuel efficiency and save families and businesses money at the pump while reducing harmful air pollution.

    WHITEHOUSE: Brainstorming With Energy Data

  • Under his leadership, the company eliminated and sold under-performing brands, brought back the best-selling Taurus nameplate, invested heavily in social media and digital marketing efforts, and developed new fuel-efficient models to counteract high prices at the pump.

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  • Static electricity could cause a small spark when a petrol pump nozzle is inserted which could in turn ignite fuel vapour in a flash fire.

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  • Crude-oil costs are a bigger slice of the prices American consumers pay for petrol: lower sales taxes and fuel duties mean swings in oil markets have a bigger effect on pump prices.

    ECONOMIST: Debt and deflation

  • In 2008, while automakers plodded along with the same old gas-guzzling models as the price at the pump hit record highs, American consumers scrambled for more fuel-efficient vehicles and left the gas-guzzlers to collect dust on the showroom floor.

    FORBES: Auto Industry And U.S. Economy Will Benefit Under New Mileage Standards

  • Not so in Europe, where pump prices remained high, and diesel's 30% better fuel economy and greater torque won a loyal following.

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  • Smaller entrepreneurs hack into pipelines to siphon off oil, which is turned into fuel in bush refineries, while bigger operators weld taps onto pipelines with generators to help pump thousands of barrels of oil into barges.

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  • Today's announcement builds on President Obama's agreement for model year 2012 to 2016 auto standards which will raise fuel efficiency to 35.5 miles per gallon, and begin saving families money at the pump this year.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • And after decades in which we have done little to increase the efficiency of cars and trucks, we've raised fuel economy standards to reduce our dependence on foreign oil while helping folks save money at the pump.

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  • Last July, my Administration proposed the toughest fuel economy standards in our Nation's history -- standards that will save families money at the pump, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and significantly reduce our dependence on oil.

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  • And if you want to talk about market dynamics at the pump, then look no further than the increase in demand for hybrid cars, which can increase fuel efficiency over other mid-sized cars with the help of an electric engine.

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  • The fuel for your limo, yacht and private jet do not come without a price beyond what you pay at the pump.

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