Automobiles

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar took to the White House briefing room Monday to defend President Obama’s energy policies.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says all options are on the table to deal with the high prices.

A new poll finds nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way Obama is handling rising gasoline prices.

A Gallup poll shows a majority hold President Obama and Congress responsible for rising gas prices

After pulling out of a campaign rally in Alabama, Newt Gingrich made a pit stop at a nearby gas station to highlight his plans for lower gas prices, mocking President Obama's alternative energy initiatives in the process.

Secretary Steven Chu in a Thursday hearing sought to clarify comments Republicans say show the administration wants higher gas prices.

President Obama touted White House efforts to boost deployment of electric-powered and natural gas vehicles.

The president will highlight vehicles fueled by alternative energies in swing-state North Carolina. 

Mitt Romney on Wednesday said that President Obama shouldn’t be held directly responsible for rising gas prices.

A new poll shows voters in states voting in Republican presidential primaries on Tuesday would rather buy a used car from former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

In something of a variation of the traditional "which candidate would rather have a beer with" poll question that is often seen a proxy for likeability, the website Craigslist commissioned a poll to see which GOP candidate voters would feel comfortable purchasing a used car from.

Used car salesman have not traditionally been seen as trustworthy figures, but the poll, conducted by IBOPE Zogby among 660 adults, found 60 percent of Republicans said they would buy a used vehicle from Santorum. By comparison, 46 percent said they would feel comfortable purchasing a previously-owned car from Romney.