>>MELANIE LAWSON: WELL, IF YOU’RE JUST WAKING BREAK THE NEWS, GAS PRICES HIT A NEW
ALL-TIME RECORD OVERNIGHT.
AMERICANS ARE PAYING $4 AND
$0.67 FOR GAS ON AVERAGE IN
FLORIDA. FEW CENTS LESS FOR 64
GEORGIA DRIVERS STILL PAY HIM
FOR 16. SO IT’S KILLING US NO
MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE. A LOT
OF DRIVERS MIGHT BE WEIGHING
THEIR OPTIONS, TRYING TO FIND
NEW ALTERNATIVES TO HELP SAVE
SOME MONEY. SOME MIGHT BE
TRYING MAYBE TO CHOOSE A FUEL
EFFICIENT CAR. MAYBE THERE’S
MONEY IN THE BANK TO DOWNSIZE
CHOOSING A HYBRID, MAYBE AN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE. THAT
CERTAINLY WILL SAVE YOU SOME
MONEY. DAVID, HOLD FROM THE
CONSUMER ENERGY ALLIANCE.
JOINING US NOW TO TALK MORE
ABOUT INFORMATIONS, THAT
FAMILY SHOULD KNOW WHEN YOU’RE
MAKING THAT RIGHT CHOICE. YOU
KNOW, DAVID, I WAS LOOKING AT
YOUR FEEDBACK THAT YOU’RE
GIVING US. IT’S HARD RIGHT NOW
FOR PEOPLE TO CONSIDER BUYING
A NEW CAR INVENTORY IS LOW. SO
IF YOU ARE DRIVING RIGHT NOW,
ARE THERE SOME THINGS THAT YOU
CAN DO MAYBE JUST TO SAVE A
LITTLE BIT WHEN YOU ARE
TRAVELING, NOT USE SO MUCH
GAS.
>> YEAH, I’M MELANIE. THANKS
SO YOU KNOW THE AND THAT’S THE
CONSIDERATION. THESE GASOLINE
PRICES DON’T LOOK LIKE THEY’RE
GOING TO COME DOWN ANYTIME
SOON. ACTUALLY, LOOK LIKE
THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE
GOING UP. SO WE’RE ALL
STRUGGLING GETTING PINCHED AT
THE POCKETBOOK. AND THERE ARE
A FEW THINGS ALL DRIVERS CAN
DO TO GET MORE OUT OF THEIR
CURRENT VEHICLE. MAKE SURE
YOUR TIRES ARE INFLATED, DRIVE
WITH YOUR WINDOWS. ROLLED UP
TO TO SHUT DOWN THAT DRAG A
LITTLE BIT THAT DON’T DO
JACKRABBIT STARTING AND
STOPPING THINGS LIKE TRAVEL
LESS OR IF YOU’RE GOING TO
TRAVEL IN YOUR CAR,
CONSOLIDATE YOUR TRIPS, KEEP
YOUR GAS TANK ABOVE
HALF-GALLON TO CLAIM POLE
WHETHER THAT WILL WITH MORE
FUEL EFFICIENT AS WELL. SO,
YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE’RE ALL
TRYING TO SQUEEZE AS MUCH AS
WE CAN OUT OF THAT DOWN THAT
TANK OF GASOLINE AND WE’RE ALL
DREADING THE NEXT TIME WE GO.
FILL UP. SO THE MORE WE CAN DO
TO GET GET MORE EFFICIENT WITH
OUR OWN VEHICLES. NOW.
>> THE BETTER IT IS FOR BACA.
BUT YEAH, GOOD INFORMATION
ABOUT KEEPING AT OVER HALF A
TANK BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WILL LET IT GET TO THE BOTTOM
AND THEN SAY, OK, NOW I’M
GOING TO PAY, YOU KNOW, MY AND
EAT ECONOMY. BUT IN IF YOU’RE
IF YOU DO HAVE A NEWER MODEL
CAR, YOU’RE ABLE TO PRESS
THAT. DOES THAT HELP A LOT ARE
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
>> IT DOES. IT DOES ANYTHING
YOU CAN DO YOU KNOW, MODERN
VEHICLES ARE ARE VERY FUEL AND
IF YOU’RE LOOKING AT BUYING A
NEW VEHICLE, YOU WANT TO FIND
THAT ONE THAT SAYS
BEST-IN-CLASS FOR FUEL
EFFICIENCY FOR THAT MAKE AND
MODEL THAT WILL HELP A LOT,
TOO. BUT THESE IN THESE NEWER
VEHICLES, WHEN YOU HAVE THAT
FUEL EFFICIENCY BUTTON.
ABSOLUTELY. USE THAT WHEN YOU
CAN CHECK YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL
FOR THE BEST TIMES TO ACTUALLY
USE THAT BUTTON. THAT WILL
HELP A LOT AS WELL.
>> YEAH, THAT’S THAT’S REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE I WAS
THINKING SOME OF MY HUSBAND
WILL DRIVE AND HE LIKE HITS
THE GAS. I’M LIKE, NO, REALLY.
IT THE MODE. I’M THINKING
THAT’S LIKE DOING THE
OPPOSITE. PROBABLY RIGHT. IT
REALLY IS. IT REALLY IS THAT
MEAN WHEN YOU’RE JACKRABBIT
STARTS AT RABBIT STARTING AND
STOPPING?
>> YOU’RE REALLY DRAWING DOWN
ON THAT GALLON GASOLINE,
PUTTING MORE FUEL INTO THE
ENGINE TO GIVE YOU THAT EXTRA
PEP. THAT’S REALLY SOMETIMES
WE LAUGH AND YOU DO THAT. BUT
NOW WITH HIGH GASOLINE PRICES
MORE, YOU CAN AVOID THAT. THE
MORE YOU’RE GOING TO GET THE
THE SLOWEST DRIVER ON THE
STREET THAT WILL LET’S TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THESE OF CARS
THAT ARE OUT HERE. YOU KNOW,
ELECTRIC VEHICLES. YOU MIGHT
BE ON A WAIT LIST FOR MONTHS
IF YOU WANT TO GET POINT.
THEY’RE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE.
BUT IF YOU’RE KIND OF WEIGHING
THAT RIGHT NOW, YOU THINK IT’S
WORTH IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU
LOOK AT LONG-TERM GAS PRICES.
YOU KNOW, I THINK I THINK
EVERYONE SHOULD GO AND, YOU
KNOW, KICK THE TIRES. I THAT
ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS THEY ARE
QUITE EXPENSIVE. SO
>> THEY MIGHT NOT BE FOR
EVERYONE AND A TIME WHEN HIGH
INFLATION AND HIGH GASOLINE
PRICES, FOLKS ARE GETTING HIT
HARD THE POCKETBOOK AND THOSE
ARE AT POVERTY LEVEL AND FIXED
INCOMES, MAYBE AN ELECTRIC
VEHICLES, NOT AN OPTION FOR
THEM. BUT FOR THOSE THAT CAN
CONSIDER IT, YOU KNOW, THE
PRICE TAG CAN BE LOW IN 50,000
HIGH AND OVER THEY ARE GOOD,
LONG-TERM OPTION. THEY THEY’RE
GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND
BETTER AND THEY GET YOU GET
MORE MILES ELECTRIC CHARGE.
NOW. BUT IT’S CERTAINLY AN
OPTION FOR THOSE THAT CAN
AFFORD IT. RIGHT NOW, THIS DAY
AND AGE WITH ECONOMY WHERE IT
IS NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD
ELECTRIC VEHICLE. THEY’VE AND
I WAS HOPING YOU WERE GOING TO
HAVE THE ANSWER FROM THE
HEAVENS. BUT I HEAR YOU. WE
WERE JUST IN A BAD PLACE RIGHT
NOW. SO
>> IF YOU CAN WALK, YOU CAN
GET SOME HAD. THAT IS A WAY TO