$6 Gas is Here
Jun. 4th, 2026 05:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalker$6/gallon gas is here. I snapped this photo of a local gas station a few days ago.
It shows the cheapest grade of gas is just $5.999, if you pay cash. Add 10 cents to use a credit card, add 50 cents if your car needs premium fuel. And look at those diesel prices.... Diesel could soon be over $8/gallon.
Nationwide it's reported that gas averages $4.24/gal, with diesel averaging $5.39. Prices are always higher here in California because of real estate costs, taxes, and market dynamics. Of course, the national average was much lower before President Trump's wasteful and illegal war on Iran. Earlier this year gas averaged just $2.98 across the US.
Fortunately I'm paying less than the prices in the photo. Currently Costco gas at the nearest Costco is a whopping $.84/gal cheaper. Independent gas stations in the area have prices in between that and this brand-name store. But some other brand-name stores are more expensive. And, for whatever reason, Sunnyvale is one of the cheaper cities in the area for gas. So plenty of people out there in the SF Bay Area are paying over $6.
It shows the cheapest grade of gas is just $5.999, if you pay cash. Add 10 cents to use a credit card, add 50 cents if your car needs premium fuel. And look at those diesel prices.... Diesel could soon be over $8/gallon.
Nationwide it's reported that gas averages $4.24/gal, with diesel averaging $5.39. Prices are always higher here in California because of real estate costs, taxes, and market dynamics. Of course, the national average was much lower before President Trump's wasteful and illegal war on Iran. Earlier this year gas averaged just $2.98 across the US.
Fortunately I'm paying less than the prices in the photo. Currently Costco gas at the nearest Costco is a whopping $.84/gal cheaper. Independent gas stations in the area have prices in between that and this brand-name store. But some other brand-name stores are more expensive. And, for whatever reason, Sunnyvale is one of the cheaper cities in the area for gas. So plenty of people out there in the SF Bay Area are paying over $6.
O_O
Date: 2026-06-05 03:16 am (UTC)Out local bike shop will probably shift their sign to "Wow, gas is expensive!" again.
Re: O_O
Date: 2026-06-05 08:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-06-05 08:11 am (UTC)There are two fairly specific ones, in fact, one "summer" blend and one "winter" blend. There have been years when the CA-only fuel has run out or gotten close to it, and there were debates about bringing in "dirty gas" or bringing out the next season's gas early.
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Date: 2026-06-05 04:21 pm (UTC)