All that gridlock isn’t easy on the wallet. America blew through $160 billion in wasted time and fuel last year -- an average cost of $960 per typical motorist, according to the study.

Reducing the temperature of the exhaust stream to keep the turbo from failing requires adding extra fuel--wasted fuel. Modern turbos benefit from a stainless-steel housing (instead of cast iron ...

Another way to look at that is that congested roads cost Americans over $100 billion a year (calculated both as wasted fuel and time). It’s not much better in the skies, where Treasury ...

American motorists wasted more than $2.1 billion in the past year by spending extra for premium gasoline in vehicles designed to run on regular fuel, according to an AAA study released Tuesday.

Some estimates say as much as 70 percent of the fuel’s energy is lost to friction and heat. An Automotive News story has engineers saying that only three percent is due to friction. To engineers ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flight delays could cost U.S. airlines more than $2 billion in wasted jet fuel this year, according to a congressional report released on Thursday. The Joint Economic ...

The study by the Texas Transportation Institute examined 328 of the most congested stretches of highway in the nation and ranked roadways based on the amount of fuel wasted due to congestion.

Colombia needs to increase fuel prices and phase out budget-busting subsidies, which are a “cursed legacy” from the previous government, according to a senior finance ministry official.