Today, several fuel-centric companies that realize fuel costs are cutting into their bottom lines make up for their losses by passing them along to their customers via fuel surcharges or higher prices.

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Shuttering even one U.S. nuclear power plant could unleash massive carbon emissions if fossil-fuel plants were used to make up the lost power, according to a new study released this weekend by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.

FORBES: Shutting Nuclear Plants Would Boost Coal And Carbon Emissions

The team add that Hamilton's set-up could make the car tricky to drive during the race when his McLaren will be filled up with fuel.

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And all these companies start coming up with new technologies that make your cars more fuel-efficient.

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In America, where the price of a gallon of petrol can be less than the price of a gallon of bottled water, large fuel-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles (urban assault vehicles) make up more than half of the market.

ECONOMIST: Car design