From the Energy Roundup:
For the first time in 26 years, American drivers are driving “substantially fewer miles” because of high gas prices and demographic shifts, USA Today reports, citing federal highway data.
Transportation is the second-biggest cost for most households, after housing, and high gas prices are forcing people to buy smaller vehicles and take mass transit, in addition to driving fewer miles, USA Today reports. The paper rounds up some anecdotes about how people and businesses are “thinking outside the box” about ways to save on gasoline.
