Hallo Len,
Two weeks ago I made a 2500 miles round trip (mainly going by back
roads, some times dirt tracks) from San Diego, Julian, Joshua tree park,
Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Nevada/Arizona desert&mountains, Quartzsite and
back to San Diego. Somewhere in Arizona deep down in the country I paid
$3,55/gallon. One US gallon is 3,55 liters, I think, hence $1/liter. We
pay around Euro 185/liter which compares to $2,40/liter or $8,50/gallon.
I know petrol in the US has always been dirt cheap, hence the gas
guzzlers, and any substantial increase will hurt.
Cheers,
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 24-2-2013 0:14, Len and/or Marge Hartnett schreef:
> Kees: Having lived and driven in Europe a couple of times for a total
> of about 6 years, I am well aware of the price of gasoline there.
> However, I am talking California, USA. You may be used to paying the
> high price, we are not.
>
> California has a base price of gasoline that is higher than most other
> states (specialized blends). If stocks get low, for whatever reason-
> as they are now due to refinery maintenance - the result is a price
> jump (supply and demand?). Another trigger is price speculation in
> the futures market. Add those to the fluctuating price of a barrel of
> oil. Now add in the California law that prohibits California from
> importing gasoline from other states because they do not have the same
> blends. Demand can be high but supply can be limited and there is no
> source to supplement our supply.
>
> People that must drive are not prepared to add these increases to
> their budgets. Gas prices have spiked between 57 and 59 cents over
> the past 30 days. The price in Los Angeles is 11.3 cents more than
> last week and 57 cents higher than last month. In San Francisco, the
> price is $4.22 a gallon. A week ago, it was $4.08 and 56 cents more
> than what motorists were paying a month ago. Compare that to $3.20 per
> gallon in Wyoming and Montana and you see why Californians get upset.
>
> Granted, there is a major difference between the price of your
> gasoline compared to ours. However, historically, it has been that
> way for a long time and it is a shock for us when prices take such
> major jumps at the pump in such a short period of time.
>
> (I won't make any snide comments about you having an Arizina (sp) in
> the Netherlands. Gas in our Arizona is $3.69/gallon) ;-)
>
> (The Other) Len
> Vacaville, CA, USA
> 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
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