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[Tripon]

http://www.folsomtelegraph.com/article/9/29/16/california-gas-prices-2nd-highest-nation

California state gas prices reportedly remain the second highest in the nation, as refinery issues in California continue to push prices upward.

“Strong demand in the West Coast region is currently pressing on limited supplies,” said Cynthia Harris, AAA Northern California spokesperson. “The drop in supplies can likely be attributed to issues at two California refineries earlier this month. The region also currently has the highest wholesale price for gasoline, which translates to higher prices for drivers.”

Northern California’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $2.71— that’s $0.08 more than last month’s AAA reported price.

Danielle Barker, of Folsom, noticed since the last time she put gas in her car that the price went up slightly, she said.

I need to fill up, I've been looking at $2.68-2.80 a gallon in Reseda. What are you currently paying for gas?

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

$2.27 - central Pennsylvania.

 

[George Washington]

$2.55 /gal for 93 octane.

 

[silentspork]

$1.79 - Central NJ

Isn't California always that high relative to other states?

 

[jblank83]

Welcome to every day since the beginning of time.

California is one of the busiest commuting states with the most total vehicles by far. They always get reamed on gas. Doesn't matter what the excuse is today. There could be zero refinery, production, or supply issues. California would still be gouged on gas.

 

[hoserx]

Paid 1.99 yesterday, with 70 cents worth of Giant Eagle fuel perks..... $1.29!

-Parma, Ohio.

 

[Watevaman]

I paid $2.35/gallon for ethanol free here in SW VA. I think regular E10 is around $2.00.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

$3.10 in Beverly Hills.

 

[HStallion]

$1.79 - Central NJ

Isn't California always that high relative to other states?

Yeah I've been rather pleased with the prices in NJ this last year or so. Its not the cheapest in the country but the cheapest in the North East.

 

[kavanf1]

$6.50-8.00 per gallon in Scotland...US fuel is so damn cheap.

 

[winjet81]

Lol. It's always about refinery issues.

 

[Forerunner]

San Diego Avg: 2.777

USA Avg: 2.220

We need gas and water, send help.

 

[Diprosalic]

$7.1 per gallon is the one near my house, it's one of the cheaper ones.

Spoiler

yurop doe

 

[Milly79]

2.09-2.20 in middle tn

 

[Dishwalla]

Last I paid was $2.03, it's been hovering around that price for a while now.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

$1.87, shoutouts to Houston, Texas, Oil/Gas capital of America

 

[mattwhite924]

Only $1.98 in Kansas City.

Though honestly I would be ok with taxing it a bit more if it meant getting some decent roads.

 

[makingmusic476]

Whenever I see the phrase "California refinery issues", I can't help but laugh.

 

[SpecX]

2.85 down the street from work. Who is higher than CA? I'm shocked to see we're 2nd and not first.

Whenever I see the phrase "California refinery issues", I can't help but laugh.

Seriously, it's a long running joke at this point.

 

[Tripon]

2.85 down the street from work. Who is higher than CA? I'm shocked to see we're 2nd and not first.



Seriously, it's a long running joke at this point.

Hawaii or Alaska.

Hawaii because it's an island that needs to import its fuel. Alaska because despite it being an oil producing state, it has little to no actual refineries in the state, so it has to ship the oil to a refinery in another state, then ship the gas back up to Alaska.

 

[v1lla21]

3.10 for 91 in the South Bay.

 

[SpecX]

I assumed Hawaii as well being an island and all, didn't know that about Alaska though.

 

[____]

$2.08 (lowest I've seen) in Pembroke Pines/Hollywood, FL

 

[johnny956]

Only $1.98 in Kansas City.

Though honestly I would be ok with taxing it a bit more if it meant getting some decent roads.

Kansas City, MO or KC? Missouri has one of the lowest gas taxes in nation (5th lowest). I filled up for $1.79 in St. Louis. I know the last bill to keep the taxes in line with inflation failed. They won't even raise it 6 cents a gallon

 

[StarCreator]

Just paid $2.14/gal to fill up on 87 octane (E10) last night in Maryland.

 

[Thaedolus]

This is a headline? CA is always up there. It's like $2 in AZ. After it has hit $4, I feel like anything under 3 is a steal

 

[see5harp]

I assumed Hawaii as well being an island and all, didn't know that about Alaska though.

I was just there. It shocked me to find Hawaii was cheaper.

 

[tkscz]

Paid 1.99 yesterday, with 70 cents worth of Giant Eagle fuel perks..... $1.29!

-Parma, Ohio.

$1.99 in most places here in Cincinnati, OH as well. Some places at $2.29 for like an hour then back to $1.99. Not sure why they're doing that.

 

[GusBus]

Unpopular opinion: gas prices should be doubled nationwide in order to help pay for desperately needed public infrastructure improvements and to encourage carpooling. See also: climate change and reducing CO2 emissions through less driving.

We pay less per gallon here than many folks in Europe pay per liter.

 

[deadeye]

I filled up for $1.99 at a Wawa here in Orlando, FL. Most places are around $2.06.

 

[StarCreator]

Unpopular opinion: gas prices should be doubled nationwide in order to help pay for desperately needed public infrastructure improvements and to encourage carpooling. See also: climate change and reducing CO2 emissions through less driving.

We pay less per gallon here than many folks in Europe pay per liter.

I'm inclined to agree, though it's never going to happen. Gas prices have historically been correlated with whether the incumbent political party gets more votes or not, so politicians will never increase gas taxes ever.

 

[clav]

Been that way forever although it doesn't compare to the high fuel prices of other countries.

Supposedly gas sold in CA has to adhere to a law about how much pollutant concentration is burned compared to fuel sold in other states. This has helped LA's smog problem as technically air quality has been cleaner compared to air quality decades ago.

Only some refineries make this type of fuel.

Therefore law makes production limited.

Recently there have been power outages that have affected production output. Thus, prices have increased.

Supposedly winter fuel transition laxes these emission rules.

 

[BigDug13]

$1.79 - Central NJ

Isn't California always that high relative to other states?

We're not normally a dollar higher, we're normally like 60 or 70 cents higher.

 

[thesoapster]

Unpopular opinion: gas prices should be doubled nationwide in order to help pay for desperately needed public infrastructure improvements and to encourage carpooling. See also: climate change and reducing CO2 emissions through less driving.

We pay less per gallon here than many folks in Europe pay per liter.

They'll get back up there eventually...just wait.

 

[pestul]

It's about $4.80/gallon here in St. John's, NL Canada. Unless you go to costco and save a few cents. Even without the added 16c+ additional gas tax on top of the other gas taxes, we'd still be over $4/gallon.

 

[SDCowboy]

CA gas is always stupid expensive compared to most of the country.

 

[Megalosaro]

Paid 3.09 at a shell in Costa Mesa yesterday.

 

[outunderthestars]

$1.89 here in NJ.

Only good thing about this dumpster fire of a state.

 

[HvySky]

$2.14 here in NE

 

[Liljagare]

What you pay per gallon, we pay per litre.. in Scandinavia.

 

[Walter White Walker]

Just got gas last night for $2.49 a gallon north of Seattle. I could swear it was like $2.29 last week.

 

[DKehoe]

What you pay per gallon, we pay per litre.. in Scandinavia.

It always amazes me when Americans complain about the price of their petrol. It's so cheap there.

 

[kavanf1]

It always amazes me when Americans complain about the price of their petrol. It's so cheap there.

It just depends on what you're used to. It's not so much the price, but how much the price fluctuates from the expected.

 

[Mortemis]

Price for me is around 2.60 ~ 2.70 south of Seattle. Some of y'all paying less than $2? Damn.

 

[Horns]

Yeah I've been rather pleased with the prices in NJ this last year or so. Its not the cheapest in the country but the cheapest in the North East.

And you don't even have to get out of your car.

 

[AstroNut325]

Still way too cheap. Needs to get back to $4+. That's the only way people will become less reliant on cars and maybe even crap about climate change.

 

[the-pi-guy]

Unpopular opinion: gas prices should be doubled nationwide in order to help pay for desperately needed public infrastructure improvements and to encourage carpooling. See also: climate change and reducing CO2 emissions through less driving.

We pay less per gallon here than many folks in Europe pay per liter.

I literally couldn't afford to go to school right now if that happened.

I'd rather just see more push for renewable energies, and cars that either run on renewable energies or maybe electric cars.
Gas prices were about double a couple years ago, hasn't stopped anything.

 

[Little Old Man]

£1.07 per litre where I am in the UK. Roughly half is various taxes, but still. It's roughly 4.5l per gallon, so around £4.81 in the UK for a gallon of petrol, which is around $6-$6.50.

There's a lot more to factor in than that, but it gives some perspective on how cheap petrol is in the US.

With the geography of the States, and it's societal reliance on the car due to how spread out everything is, you guys would be facing real economic issues if petrol prices ever approached UK/EU pricing.

 

[Watevaman]

It always amazes me when Americans complain about the price of their petrol. It's so cheap there.

Yeah but we are also required to drive long distances for work, and we don't have high taxes for things like Healthcare

 

[teruterubozu]

Unpopular opinion: gas prices should be doubled nationwide in order to help pay for desperately needed public infrastructure improvements and to encourage carpooling. See also: climate change and reducing CO2 emissions through less driving.

We pay less per gallon here than many folks in Europe pay per liter.

Not unpopular, just completely impractical. Tons of businesses will go under immediately if that happened.