How high will gas go? Highest price for 89 , premium, or E85.

How high will gas go? Highest price for 89 , premium, or E85.

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Driving by I saw $3.59, and assume that was 88 octane. That would be up ~ 61¢ since Sunday
 
Cheapest I've seen around here is $3.55, most are around $3.99 and I saw a few $4.19s. Gas hasn't changed much in the last week, but diesel has gone up. Price seems to be about $1.50 more than gas at most places.
 
We’re at 3.999999 a gallon in NC now. I topped our Explorer off today with E85 at 3.49999 a gallon just to,try to save some. Fortunately our Explorer is a flex fuel vehicle.

I’m so pissed at this self-induced increase with this unnecessary “Special military operation”. Sigh. 😔
 
it creeped down a few cents here the last couple of days. was 4.49 now 4.29 ish for 87.
was working up in Chicago last week it was like 5.19 for 87. haven't been back there yet to see if its gone down any.

glad I got my hybrid truck 43-44 mpg and going strong
 
Maybe this is a ploy, a sadistic ploy at that, to get consumers away from Internal Combination Engine and into EV 🤔
 
The last administration was admittedly doing so. The reason for gas being higher back then is debatable. But handing out $7500 discounts on any new EV purchase was obviously to push people into buying one. I unfortunately got mine too late for the discount because Trump killed it in his tax plan :2confused:

Califorina is still giving out a lot of tax credits on EVs. Between the more built out charging infrastructure and the tax credits, getting into one makes a lot of sense if you live there
 
I'm a proponent of EVs being available in various shapes and sizes - but they're not the best choice for everyone in all situations and all applications. I personally have a modest preference for PHEVs because of road trips I take and how much you get raked over the coals for on-the-go charging. It's only dramatically cheaper to own/drive an EV when you can charge it at home. The key is consumers need to want them - so make them available for those who do, and don't force them down peoples' throats before they're ready. Doing so will only generate animosity and resentment and leave a bad taste in consumers' mouths for when the time would have otherwise come for them to adopt the technology willingly.

Future administrations may push through new versions of electrification incentives, so I'm not in a rush right now to convert all our DDs to EVs. I think we'll always keep a PHEV or HEV in the fleet until solid state battery tech matures and becomes more widely implemented. We were lucky to be able to take advantage of the solar tax credit before it expired. We haven't had to put gas into our PHEV for 3 months, and now with the solar roof it's free to drive. :cool:

I also wish the automakers would have a better selection of PHEV/EV "cars" intead of all these electrified trucks, SUVs and CUVs. If they'd reduce the body size on these vehicles a bit and keep the powertrain/battery designs relatively unchanged we'd already be driving 500+ mile range EVs. :zbash:
 
I had thought a very little bit about an EV for my wife's car. We generally take my truck on longer trips, and I obviously need it for towing. But my wife's car is more or less 150 mile or less trips. She likes her Passport, but wants a car back, just not now. She needs big brakes and a quick acceleration, so EV would be perfect for her, but Teslas are ugly and we don't make Lucid money.

Guess for now I'll keep helping gas demand
 
Apart from the Trump/Musk friendship which may or may not be in tatters AFAIK(I try to pay as little attention possible to either) I don’t see attacking Iran benefitting anyone other than certain international doners and hardcore neocons for ideological reasons well beyond the small fry business of automobiles, considering the stakes of nuclear obliteration are much higher than the continued use of ICE engines.

As for me, I’ll ride it out, yet again. Cheap used POS paid for cars with minimum coverage insurance are still cheaper and better for the planet than taking on a payment for a hideous technological timebomb (be it EV or non-EV these days).
 
Trump just likes killing people. I'm sure' bloody pete' is begging, "just 1 nuke..."
 
I have hopes for the slate truck. Nice to see small trucks on the road again
 
Kenz said:
The last administration was admittedly doing so. The reason for gas being higher back then is debatable. But handing out $7500 discounts on any new EV purchase was obviously to push people into buying one. I unfortunately got mine too late for the discount because Trump killed it in his tax plan :2confused:

Califorina is still giving out a lot of tax credits on EVs. Between the more built out charging infrastructure and the tax credits, getting into one makes a lot of sense if you live there
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The "fun" part about owning an EV here in California is the annual vehicle registration costs. On EVs they're known to cross the $1000 mark because the state has lost its source of fuel tax revenue to pay for infrastructure and so it's made up by increasing the vehicle registration.

I'll go with what Matt ( @XR7-4.6 ) said and get another cheap used car as my next car instead of buying a new techno-infused car for an exhuberant amount of cash.
 
They do something similar here in OH but it's not as ridiculous. The state tacks on an extra $100/yr for HEVs, $150/yr for PHEVs and $200/yr for BEVs for that reason. Up until a couple years ago they treated PHEVs like BEVs in that regard. :zdunno:

Also I get why gas stations give a modest discount for cash vs. credit transactions. But when the discount is so measly that my CC rewards give me a better financial incentive (let's not forget the convenience factor and time savings - and the fact that I'm not as likely to spend MORE on stuff I probably don't need inside the store for having to come in to pay with cash), it's not very enticing. Many stations up here only knock off 3-5, maybe a nickel, when I can "make" 8 cents per gallon at $4 using my CC.
 
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They do something similar here in OH but it's not as ridiculous. The state tacks on an extra $100/yr for HEVs, $150/yr for PHEVs and $200/yr for BEVs for that reason. Up until a couple years ago they treated PHEVs like BEVs in that regard. :zdunno:

Also I get why gas stations give a modest discount for cash vs. credit transactions. But when the discount is so measly that my CC rewards give me a better financial incentive (let's not forget the convenience factor and time savings - and the fact that I'm not as likely to spend MORE on stuff I probably don't need inside the store for having to come in to pay with cash), it's not very enticing. Many stations up here only knock off 3-5, maybe a nickel, when I can "make" 8 cents per gallon at $4 using my CC.
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I’m not so much peeved by the CC add on fee as I am that gas is now over $4 a gallon.

CC companies tack on like 3 to 5% on the TOTAL as their fee.

What the stations are doing in the name of covering that small TOTAL percentage is marking up the gas - in this case $ 0.10 or 2.17% PER GALLON! That math ain’t mathing. They’re making way more per gallon than the actual total CC fee.
 
Yep, my point exactly. Why would I pay cash to save (at most) something like 2% and help them save even more than me?
 
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