When When When!!??

[Nancy]

I was just told by someone today that gas is going to go higher in price now. <groan>

 

[darkangel8603]

how much in average is gas in the state?

 

[gnarlydorkette]

CNN's article:

"Lundberg said the lowest average price in the August 12 survey was in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where a gallon of self-serve regular cost $2.31. The highest was in San Diego, California, where a gallon cost $2.76."

:thumbd: :madfawk:
I cannot understand WHY we are getting the EXPENSIVE gas. Somebody said that the reason we are more expensive than LA or NYC,... the gas price is not determined by population or demand but the COMPETITION. Many gas companies actually owe SEVERAL brands. Exxon and Mobil may share the same parent company. So in the result we have somewhat an oligopoly...

We have very FEW parent companies and none of them want to attract the consumers by offering the best deals because they knew we are STUCK with their choices of prices-- so they decided to hike their prices and make us suffer.

Same thing happened when our *only* electric company decided to hike their prices and the WHOLE county suffered with high electricty bill and there was a riot protesting against "monopolgic SDP&E" and the company collapsed... We are VERY stupid to still allow monopoly and oligopoly striving in our community. We are vulnerable to many capitalistic businesses

(Bleep) this crazy city. I am regretting to say that I might will never never never see San Diego again if I move out....thus I shot my chance to die peacefully in my hometown.

Here are some prices in other cities:
Salt Lake City, Utah - $2.33
Charleston, South Carolina - $2.35
Houston, Texas - $2.39
Atlanta, Georgia - $2.49
Boston, Massachusetts - $2.50
St. Louis, Missouri - $2.55
Chicago, Illinois $2.64

To answer darkangel's question:

You can see the average gas prices by states at this AAA's webpage which is active changing everyday... (And a place for you to check out and post your state's gas price )
California's average state gas price is: $2.718

 

[sablescort]

I found an interesting article and I was like DAMN! when a hot rodder took a new Prius hybrid and added more batteries plus a plug-in recharger to make a 80 mpg hotrod out of a typical 40-60 mpg normal Prius.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Hybrid Tinkerers

CORTE MADERA, Calif. -- Politicians and automakers say a car that can both reduce greenhouse gases and free America from its reliance on foreign oil is years or even decades away. Ron Gremban says such a car is parked in his garage.

It looks like a typical Toyota Prius hybrid, but in the trunk sits an 80-miles-per-gallon secret - a stack of 18 brick-sized batteries that boosts the car's high mileage with an extra electrical charge so it can burn even less fuel.

Gremban, an electrical engineer and committed environmentalist, spent several months and $3,000 tinkering with his car.

 

[Nancy]

Here's Florida's recent gas prices:

http://www.floridastategasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=A