That's because gas is 60 to 90 cents a gallon more in California than anywhere else in the USA
To bad alot people don't realize the new Chevy Cruze gets over 40 MPG, about the same as a Prius.
We got a Cruze LTZ recently for the wife and it is truly a very,very well built,nice solid riding car.
She has been getting around 35 MPG city and highway combined.On a recent trip to Charlotte we got 41 MPG,although I was trying hard to maximize.