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The state’s powerful budget committee could have the authority to impose millions of dollars in new driving fees through a mileage-based or even tolling system if their proposal makes it into law. The provision, included in the GOP’s sweeping transportation plan that passed the committee late Thursday, would give the 16-member committee, currently composed of 12 Republicans, the sole authority to approve any amount of new driving fees if Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signs off on the bill. Republicans on the state’s budget committee approved the plan 11-5 Thursday night. The bill would give the Department of Transportation, controlled by...

This Incredible Map Shows Just How Gigantic Texas Really Is Pamela EngelApril 8, 2014, 1:42 PM Texans like to talk all the time about how big Texas is, and how if you're driving from the bottom of Texas to Canada, then you're spending half of your time just getting through the state itself. So is that true? It's pretty close. Texas really is gigantic. Redditor Armeleon put together a map that gives you a good idea of the massive size of Texas. Texas spans about 800 miles from north to south. Everything seen in red on the map is closer...

I have been seeing this item advertised. I have two four wheel drive suvs because of my location. Would love to cut my milage twentyfive percent. Can anyone here explain this to me and tell me whether it would work, not work, be bad for my cars...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the 2006 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning Jan. 1, 2006, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (including vans, pickups or panel trucks) are: 44.5 cents per mile for business miles driven18 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations — other than activities related to Hurricane Katrina relief. The new rate for business miles compares to a rate of 40.5 cents per mile...

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Mercedes-Benz showcased DaimlerChrysler’s latest technology in the F600 Hygenius, a futuristic four-seater that uses fuel cell propulsion and electric drive to return a claimed average 97 mpg. Revealed at the Tokyo motor show, the research vehicle’s theoretical range of 250 miles per tank of hydrogen represents a 16 percent improvement over the German automaker’s previous fuel cell vehicles. Mercedes research and development boss Thomas Weber says the F600 Hygenius advancements are “a big step toward the future production potential of fuel cells” that will appear on future cars.