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Originally Posted by Nessal
I saw $5 bucks yesterday when I filled up....luckily I get 50MPG and my tank is only 3.5 gallons. WOOHOOO!
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Pretty sad when you can fit $17.50 or more into a motorcycle. Three and a half years ago, I filled an SUV that was down to 1/4 tank for about that.
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Originally Posted by MLL67RSSS
Not as much California as the EPA. Did you know there are currently 17 different gas formulations in the US by EPA requirement? Gas prices always spike here in Indy when the switch from winter to summer formulations occur.
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Honestly, I thought it was more than 17. Maybe they are simplifying.
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Originally Posted by pyr0b0y
In the bay area, were up above $5. 91 is $5.19-$5.59 right now driving my diesel since it's over a dollar cheaper! Any ideas why it spiked so high the past few days?
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California has very unique boutique fuel blends that very few refineries are setup to handle, which means losing just one refinery have about the same effect in California as the nation in general losing half of them (think when Katrina hit times 2) all at once.
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Originally Posted by Lou_Dorchen
This is a perfect example of over-regulation hurting average people.
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And not just on price. All the additives and other special crap added to their formulations in all likelihood result in reduced miles per gallon compared to simpler formulations, so not only do you pay more per gallon, you go fewer miles on every gallon.