Everyone hates to spend money at the gas pump. It’s an age-old complaint – even when gas was under $1 a gallon, people still complained about rising gas prices. In 2011, gasoline expenditures (as a percentage of the total family budget) have approached their highest level in 30 years. According to the Oil Price Information Service, 8.4% of the average family’s income is now spent on gasoline, reaching a record annual level of $4,155.

The last time the gas pump took this big of a chunk out of an American driver’s wallet was back in 1981, when the country was sliding into a recession and mortgage rates were hovering at about 16 percent.

Experts at Ford can see that gas prices will continue to rise in the long term, so they’ve made it a priority to offer multiple alternatives to help customers stretch their gas dollars.

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