Gas Prices in Your area, Let's hear about it.

[+ Charlie]

At my local Phillips76 station here in Palm Springs I paid $3.85/gal for regular.

 

That’s more than I paid for premium in Virginia last week!

As I was eating lunch today at a restaurant, I glanced across the street to the gas station, and saw that premium was now $4.20/gal.

[+ bashful]

Just filled up today. Since Tuesday, prices have gone up from $3.04 to $3.09 for regular, and from $3.49 to $3.59 for premium at the local Costco.

[+ Pensant]

Krofer is still $3.29 for premium.

[craigville beach]

so whatever few bucks the trump tax cut did for many middle income or lower income votes, they are taking it up the ass with the new price of gas.

 

Also next time you go to the grocery store, take a good look at the sizes of packaged items. many items have been reduced in ounces or weight for the same price as before.

[+ glutes]

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

 

 

Gas prices are the lowest in the U.S. in over ten years! I would like to see them go even lower.

 

12:55 PM - 4 Jul 2017

[amused1]

Lowest in my area, $2.99 cash up to $3.19 credit. That's within a 5 mile section of my home.

[escortrod]

I currently pay the equivalent of $6.15 per US gallon for our standard 95 RON petrol. Of course we can run more efficient engines on higher grades of petrol, so the price per mile of running a car remains fairly reasonable.

[+ bashful]

I currently pay the equivalent of $6.15 per US gallon for our standard 95 RON petrol. Of course we can run more efficient engines on higher grades of petrol, so the price per mile of running a car remains fairly reasonable.

 

My new car has an 11.3:1 compression ratio. It's similar to newer smaller engines that use higher compression ratios to produce good fuel economy. The owners manual recommends "minimum" 87 octane. I'm experimenting what different octanes do for performance and fuel economy.

 

In the old days, before cars had computer diagnostics that could retard knocking, higher grades (octane) of gas were required with a higher compression ratio. As you say, some engines are more efficient, and actually get better mileage, with higher grades of gas.

[+ tassojunior]

Why is California so much more?

[+ azdr0710]

Why is California so much more?

 

an article from early 2016, when prices were extremely low, but still applies today:

 

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/09/news/economy/california-gas-prices/index.html

 

and a newer article:

 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/01/why-are-gas-prices-so-high-in-california/

[+ bashful]

an article from early 2016, when prices were extremely low, but still applies today:

 

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/09/news/economy/california-gas-prices/index.html

 

and a newer article:

 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/01/why-are-gas-prices-so-high-in-california/

 

The first article mentions that the air is cleaner. That's good. I used to often visit family in southern California in the mid 80s, and remember one day my brother driving me to the airport (I think it was LGB). It was a route we took often. One morning, I looked to the right, and said, "when did they put those mountains out there?" In the many times I had been there, and we had taken that same route to the airport, I never realized the air quality was so bad that until then, it hid an entire mountain range. My brother said it was because recent winds blew the pollution away (temporarily).

[escortrod]

My new car has an 11.3:1 compression ratio. It's similar to newer smaller engines that use higher compression ratios to produce good fuel economy. The owners manual recommends "minimum" 87 octane. I'm experimenting what different octanes do for performance and fuel economy.

 

In the old days, before cars had computer diagnostics that could retard knocking, higher grades (octane) of gas were required with a higher compression ratio. As you say, some engines are more efficient, and actually get better mileage, with higher grades of gas.

Yes, the requirement for knocking sensors on new petrol cars has definitely contributed to better fuel economy and power on higher grades of petrol. It was particularly noticeable on my last BMW if I switched between regular (95 RON) and premium (99 RON).

[Cruiser7]

when did they put those mountains out there?

 

I love the way you put that. As though someone went out there and “installed” mountains.

 

I’ve said things like that before. I was in Denver once and saw a mountain range and told my friends, “I’ll bet you they painted those mountains so they look like the mountains on the Coors Light bottles.”

[+ glutes]

$4.19 / Gallon

Mobil

8567 Wilshire Blvd & N Stanley Dr

[+ g56whiz]

$2.85/ gallon premium almost anywhere in Laredo Texas except Sam’s Club where it’s $2.52.

[+ Gar1eth]

In Plano (a northern suburb of Dallas) the lowest I see is 2.339. But if you buy a Walmart gift card, it drops the price 3 cents.

 

Gman

[+ BlueSky]

$4.19 / Gallon

Mobil

8567 Wilshire Blvd & N Stanley Dr

 

We're starting to see $4+ per gallon here in San Diego too.

This article blames refinery issues at multiple locations.

“Refineries in Wilmington and Carson reported unplanned flaring as a result of breakdowns last weekend, according to Oil Price Information Service,” Spring said.

 

I wonder what "flaring" is. It sounds really bad for the air quality.

[+ not2rowdy]

...I wonder what "flaring" is. It sounds really bad for the air quality.

 

At a refinery flaring is typically done to prevent over pressurization of equipment. If not done it could result in explosion (worse case) or, more likely a relief valve will lift and release the gas that is causing the over pressurization. Most of this gas would likely be a high methane concentration. Methane is estimated to have 30+ times greater global warming potential than CO2. So, by flaring, the effect of environmental damage is actually reduced vs just letting the gas escape unburned. But the real goal is to process the gas, at safe pressure levels, to preclude flaring.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_flare

[+ bashful]

It's going up in price. Paid, I think, $3.79, give or take a dime or two, last week for premium in suburban Cook county IL. First time in a long time I remember paying over $3.00 per gallon.

[mike carey]

In my rural area today E10 was 143.9c/l and diesel 149.9c/l ($US 3.87 and $US4.03 / US gallon respectively).

[+ BlueSky]

Of course, refineries aren't the only issue. Let's not forget Aramco made $111bn in profit last year.

https://www.economist.com/business/2019/04/06/saudi-aramco-made-a-111bn-profit-in-2018

[+ WmClarke]

$1.49 in Milwaukee this week.

[+ Gar1eth]

I just looked at the first post in this thread. It was made by former escort Talvin Demachio in 2001-so about 19 years ago. I've included his post below.

 

As you can see the prices per gallon that he quotes are near to what I'm seeing now in Texas with the GasBuddy app reporting that the lowest price near me is $1.24 per gallon in Plano, Texas which is cheaper than the price Talvin quoted in 2001.

 

Of course Texas always has cheaper gas than a lot of places. When Talvin was quoting gas as $1.28 in the DC Area in 2001, it was probably below a dollar in Texas. Right now the GasBuddy App reports the price range in my area to be $1.24 at RaceTrac Convenience Store to as high as $1.89 at Super 1 Mart Convenience Store.

 

How are the prices in Australia, @mike carey?

 

This can be quite interesting...

 

I have brought up this topic before. And I find it quite amazing how gas prices can vary from just a few miles. I live in Alexandria, VA where the gas prices for Regular is 1.28 a gallon. But where my Dad lives just 12 miles South of me it is $.89 cents a gallon for Reg unleaded. Now in Washington DC just 3 miles North of me it is still $1.43 a gallon. And I know the poor people in San Francisco are still paying close to the 2 dollar mark for gas. That is totaly insane.

 

What in the hell are the Gas companies doing? x( What are you paying in your area.

 

I am just curious.

 

Talvin

http://www.talvindemachio.com

 

Gman

Edited March 30, 2020 by Gar1eth

[+ BlueSky]

I think it's been over two years since we've seen prices under $3.00 per gallon here in Southern California. The lowest I've seen this week is 2.79.

[mike carey]

How are the prices in Australia, @mike carey?

I haven't been out and seen a service station for about a week and then it was in a rural area and in Canberra. Canberra is often more expensive than even rural towns. I mainly notice the price of diesel. I've seen reports that regular or E10 is getting close to $1/litre in some places, but not widely, usually in the $1.30 range. Diesel I've seen for $1.30 too.

(AUD1 = about USD0.60 atm and we have a federal excise of AUD0.423/litre on both petrol and diesel, and 10% GST on the total price, including the excise part. In Australia the price on the sign at the service station by law has to be the total price, so the taxes are included in the pump price.)