I just saw this this morning on Facebook. Around here, it's been holding pretty steady at $4.759 lately. Last time I put gas in my Prime was April 17 and it was $3.989/gallon. But my wife put over $40 into her tank last time she filled up her Prius. I think it was about $4.50/gallon.
My first reaction? Meh. It is probably a remote, isolated tourist trap, typically gouging travelers who either don't even glance at prices, or are unable to do any sort of fuel planning. Or the last station before the airport car rental return. Historically, there have been lots of these around the country. Some might even be trying for bragging rights as the state's or nation's highest. A news search quickly finds that this is in Mendocino CA, population 707, along scenic coastal Highway 1, part of the Pacific Coast Highway. GasBuddy reveals much better prices just 6 miles north, and even a much less gougy monopoly just 7 miles to the south: In fact, this station isn't even in GasBuddy's own map database, which shows nada in Mendocino, not even a stale or blanked old placeholder, so an observer must have manually entered the address. In the whole state of California, nothing else is being reported as even remotely close: Remote Lee Vining is on one of our regular ski tour routes, and the back entrance to Yosemite National Park, but we've never needed refueling there. I'm not familiar with the others.
no problem, slow down, drive less, accelerate slower, consolidate trips, carpool, public transportation, inflate tires, proper maintenance, don't buy hummers when gas prices are low. done
One of the upcoming biggest impact on gas price today are the truckers diesel. If the drivers quit, nobody will deliver. That will not just affect gas but the entire food supplies and chains.. which already is.
yes, this should be subsidized by government. not all goods, just essentials. or, you could subsidize food for the poor. i can afford the cost of groceries
There is a worldwide shortage of distillate fuels...diesel fuel, jet fuel, light heating oil, and similar products. With the Russian refineries off the world market, and many European industries switching away from Russian natural gas, the world prices are up. U.S. refining capacity is running in excess of 90% which is probably not sustainable for long. There will be no new oil refineries built in the U.S. The cost is too high and we, and the rest of the world, are working to decrease our consumption of petroleum. Renewable fuels are always the promise of the future, and the future is slow getting to us.
Don't mean to sound like just thinking about myself. I just checked the gas today in the Pacific Northwest and its $5.29/gallon. The last time I bought some gas was in early April. I always kind of knew gas will skyrocket infact these few 5 gallon gas containers I bought all the way from 2005. Hope things change soon for the better.
Not quite true in some of your statements or maybe some information you acquired. We have tons of reserves in what we can get our hands on. There is no problem in transforming to a green. But its not really a good idea doing it overnight or by force as you can see whats happening now. For someone like you, I guess its okay because you probably have an electric or hybrid car. But what about the other people? Anyways its just a thought. I don't want to go any further in this topic.. before it transform into something we don't want to. Enjoy the day.
Despite what some will say, the issue isn't in a lack of crude. It is a lack of refining capacity. Several US refineries have shut down through the years. Keeping them running was deemed nonprofitable due to their age and current regulations. With the shift away from petroleum fuels, oil companies are now hesitant to make the decades long investment for a new refinery. If they did, it wouldn't help the prices for years.
I’m sure out of the dozen or so refineries shut down that they could find one or two cheaper to renovate than building new. I don’t except the “there is no limit to what we can’t do” when we have clearly done so in the past without a bailout
It is still a huge expense that oil companies don't have to put out. Are the high gas prices hurting them? It's better for them to wait until they get concessions on safety and pollution regulations to get an old refinery running.
Primes and any Prius are not designed for E85. The Ethanol (essentially alcohol) will eat away rubber seals and gaskets not meant for it overtime. Plus the computer needs to know what your burning to adjust mixtures. Only Flex Fuel cars/trucks can use it.
