Isn't There A Pill To Prevent Gas Problems?

Every time the price of gas goes up 1 cent a gallon it costs the U.S. Postal Service another $8 million for fuel. While the USPS waits for a breakthrough in automotive technology so it can increase its fleet of 45,000 alternative-fuel vehicles, the Postal Service has to find better ways to use - or not use - its 180,000 gas guzzlers. Eliminating left turns has improved fuel efficiency by 5-12%. Fuel efficiency has also been improved by having more letter carriers walk their routes, as well as use bicycles and subways. Because the Postal Service budget is funded solely by the sale of postage stamps, we should think of ourselves as helping to lick the problem of costly fuel.

The Ford Motor Company's problem started when gas hit $4 a gallon and customers stopped buying SUV's and trucks. The company went from a 2007 second quarter profit of $750 million to a 2008 second quarter loss of $8.7 billion - which reflected the largest quarterly loss in Ford's 105-year history. In response the company's CEO said he believed the shift to fuel-efficient cars is permanent and Ford will shift too. By 2010 Ford plans to spend 2/3 of its vehicle budget on cars and crossover vehicles - which might put Ford back into affordable.

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