US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution. United States domestic oil production hit an all-time high last week.

Topspinmo: They sell gas by the litre but for comparison purpose people calculate the price in the US. We do that when we go to the auld sod

So????

The price of gas isn't "just the price of gas". If that's the case why is gas $3.25 on 466A and $2.99 on 441 and $3.59 in Ocala ? ;). True though, the taxes definitely vary between states and even counties but some stations may just want to make more money so different brands of stations may pay more or less wholesale than others. So contributing to the price of gas is cost + markup AND of course taxes.

Yea, it was the same thing between the then 2 stations on 466a (now 4 stations and soon to be 5). Someone was always playing games with the prices which was why I stopped using that app. They must instruct the store employees to keep watching it.

Gas at my cheapest local station is $5.71 this morning. Thank goodness we have the country’s worst roads here in California.

I have a Tesla, Prius hybrid, and a Lithium powered golf cart....:mornincoffee::icon_bored:

did it ever occur to you that these people may not be able to pay for a full tank of gas .you know the last time prices were very high I would keep an eye out while pumping gas for folks that were pulling up at the same time in older cars and putting just a little gas in them , on 2 or 3 occasions I watched mothers with kids in cars put in a few dollars , I asked them if I could pay to fill them up ,after the initial shock they were extremely grateful, I believe in playing it forward , I’ve been lucky in life , so many mistakes and still came out okay

It don’t get sub zero in Brazil.

Laugh of day for me….:sing:

Wouldn’t occur to me at all, considering, A Benz, Corvette, and Beemer, all few years old, every driver 70, and up, so money not an issue. Some guys just have that fear, that price may flux to wait, for higher price.

Better than waiting for 3 people having to FILL UP at $25 or higher each

Money not an issue if a person is over 70???? Are you their financial advisors and know that for a fact or just ASSUMING!!!

OH !! I’m sure they were ,that happens to me all the time on the turnpike , I’m always waiting behind 3 luxury cars driven by 70 year olds ,putting less than $10 in gas tank . I guess we are both unlucky

When you spend $100,000, to $200,000 plus on a car, I am guessing they don’t live in it, and have the ability to pay for the high end insurance to go with it.

One can see more Jags, Maserati, Ferrari, Bentley, and occasional RR. inside TV, than in most affluent communities. Spend $200,000 plus for a car, I am thinking his financial guy is on speed dial.

When one appreciates a fine machine, you don’t have to assume anything. If we still had our split window, and Shelby, I wouldn’t be putting in $7.00 in gas, it would take that much just to start it up and drive there. We rarely add to tank over 1/2, sometimes performance cars get a little fickle and adding gas at mutual stations.. but just listen to our car guy

So no, don’t need to be a financial advisor to know how much a classic machine sticker cost is, or appreciate the machine itself. Just surprised someone would sit in line for $7.00 worth of gas. Especially with their engines, top off isn’t worth it, $7. Is 2.4 gallons ish, when clicked off. Rarely does a car less than a few years old has a gas gage issue, so wild guess, gas was cheap, and didn’t want to buy at a higher rate.

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Bee-eye-en-gee-oh!

Worried about rising oil and gas prices? Imagine how much less of a problem that would be if 30% or more of new car and truck sales were ELECTRIC.

That is the best way to attack the problem.

With the cost of electricity here in UK, charging a Tesla electric car costs £25+ ($30+) a time.
Makes even my old gas guzzler more economical, and at our gas prices.
Plus, according to certain sources, I am producing plenty of CO2 , and saving the planet! :thumbup:

By the time Developers are finally done building that EV better be getting 300miles a change just to get from TV middle, to north, down to south, and back to middle (wherever that will be):clap2:

Then again dealer advised us to AC the garage, for EV, so factor in the unit and monthly run of AC.

Do you really believe that the cost of electricity will not go up with demand? What about the cost to replace those batteries in a few years? Gas today in Wildwood is $2.89 for those that care about the cost. Thankfully I won't be around long enough for EV's to be mandatory as I would never own or lease one.

Tesla seems to figure 4mi/kWh. At $0.13/kWh that works out to be about $0.03/mile.

At 30 miles/gal and $3/gal a gas car costs about $0.10/mile.

The cost of electricity would need to triple, with no increase in cost of gas, to make things equal.

Batteries are warranted for 10+ years so it is unlikely they would ever need to be replaced.

There are reasons that an EV doesn't meet my needs but they do not include cost of charging and cost of battery replacement.

Smart actually. It is called dollar cost averaging. Those folks are probably good investors too!

Taxes
 

The State motor fuel taxes do make a huge difference in the price of gas. That said, the weather makes a difference on the highway conditions with the freezing and thawing conditions and trying to maintain the highways in northern states. Thus the state taxes are much higher driving up the price of gas. Another factor are labor costs to maintain the highways. These factors make the price of gas cheaper in southern states of the U.S.