LOS ANGELES — Families canceling vacations. Fishermen watching their profits burn up along with their boats’ gasoline. Drivers buying only a few gallons of gas at a time because they can’t afford to fill the tank. From all corners of ...

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LOS ANGELES — A Southern California woman took Honda to small-claims court and won in a big way. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan ruled Wednesday that the automaker misled Heather Peters about the potential fuel economy of her ...

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NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil Corp. expects to see more and more hybrids on the world’s roads, with gas-sipping models like the Toyota Prius making up half of all vehicles by 2040. The largest publicly traded oil and gas company ...

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LONDON — Airlines have already begun charging for food, drinks, seat assignments and baggage. Now one is demanding that passengers cough up extra cash on board for fuel. Hundreds of passengers traveling from India to Britain were stranded for six ...

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WASHINGTON — Passengers may have to compete with slightly fewer people getting to the airport this Thanksgiving, but flights will be as full as ever, airline industry officials said Thursday. The Air Transport Association’s annual Thanksgiving travel forecast predicts 37,000 ...

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DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. suffered its first losing quarter in two years because its fuel-hedging bets turned sour when oil prices fell this summer. But its fares rose and planes were packed. That helped the company’s airline business make ...

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Constellation Energy says it plans to test sorghum as a fuel for two California power plants. The Baltimore-based company announced Wednesday that is has signed an agreement with Chromatin Inc., which is growing three fields of sorghum. If successful, Constellation ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and automakers ushered in the largest cut in fuel consumption since the 1970s on Friday with a deal that will save drivers money at the pump and dramatically cut heat-trapping gases coming from tailpipes. The ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to announce new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks for the model years 2017 through 2025 at an event Friday in Washington. The administration has been in negotiations with automakers on boosting ...

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OCEAN CITY — Veteran scuba diver Ted Green says he isn’t worried about sunken vessels near area beaches that are under scrutiny for potential oil leaks. The oil they once held, he says, is long gone — already dispersed into ...

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