Why Gas Is So Expensive In California

Drivers in California are no strangers to pain at the pump. The state is home to some of the highest gas prices in the United States. There are several factors that go into what drivers pay at the pump, including refining costs, distribution and marketing, taxes and crude oil prices. High taxes are partly to blame for the high price of gas in California. But, there’s more to the story. Here’s what’s driving gas prices higher and what drivers can do about it.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:14 Gas prices
3:23 What’s next
5:34 Saving at the pump
Produced by: Katie Koontz
Edited by: Andrea Miller
Animation: Christina Locopo
Supervising Producer: Lindsey Jacobson
Additional Footage: Getty Images
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Why Gas Is So Expensive In California

[@bradchin7746]

Now cnbc should do a story about how Newsom made electricity in CA so expensive that it isn’t worth driving an EV.

[@vids595]

Not Newsom specifically, our entire legislature allowed PGE to raise rates. Also for anyone who already owned their car and dodn't have to make payments, switching to electric has always been far more expensive.

[@pianobench6319]

Blame ourself for this. We shutdown our nuclear plants (clean, affordable, reliable) and pushed for more wind and solar. So we had to build more capacity and when the sun doesn't shine (night) or the wind doesn't blow, we fire up the gas plants.

[@onomatopoeia162003]

was power added to the grid?

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

let alone turning on your smart tvs. or charging ur phone. my electricity bill is outa control. considering me and my wife are gone all day working.

[@pilotavery]

I don't know about you but I broke even on my solar in less than 2 years and now it's all free for me

[@raymondsoutherland86]

Gavin Newsom is a clown not a politician.

[@TheWedabest]

The only difference between a clown and a politician, the clown is funny!

[@BakoSooner]

Don’t think that’s by accident. He has one policy. Rules for thee and rules for me. And when all else fails, blame “big oil”. I wonder why the “big oil” isn’t gauging other states?

[@jimlewis2395]

and the Californians who voted for him are morons

[@nixonhoover2]

Clowns freighten me. 😢

[@Meerkat17]

Guess I shouldn't complain about gas being $2.99 in Texas.

[@B86432]

Would be 1/2 that w trump

[@1983jcheat]

3.25 in Delaware.

[@GUAPOslife]

5 in Washington state

[@darkwoodmovies]

@@B86432 Can you explain that reasoning? Like FFS dude.

[@PN-ve9lf]

​Where is it $5 in WA state ​@@GUAPOslife

[@caravandee734]

"Drive around and search for best gas prices."....Meaning you waste more gas😂

[@eddiew2325]

Hehe I wish my gf had gas

[@gabriell.4440]

You don't need to, just search prices on your phone. I'm surprised more people don't do this. GasBuddy is a huge moneysaver.

[@tjts1]

Drive a Tesla, don't care 🤣

[@Richard-or2km]

My mom had friends like that, drive around the whole countryside just to save 1 or 2 cents. I asked her, you're spending how much time and $ driving around just to save a few cents, never really got a good answer. Some people are that way, believe it or not.

[@lawrencefearon6830]

Insane how they've got the Gas Buddy App director in the video but don't say use the app to shop fuel prices in real time. I'm looking at a $2 or more difference price spread between stations statewide.

[@MrCovert23]

Corruption

[@jimlewis2395]

Ya think??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@manvirshokar1053]

Unfortunately I live in California. I get happy when a gallon is under $4. We also don't get 93 octane.

[@vids595]

Unless you have a high compression engine, you should never run high octane fuel.

[@manvirshokar1053]

@@vids595 can't run that 93 the on my subi. Lol

[@KansasFarmer620]

$2.53 here 😂😀😂😀

[@Anhedonis]

You actually do get 93 at some stations. You just don’t know it. The 91 octane rating is a minimum.

[@manvirshokar1053]

@@Anhedonis yeah but it's not the minimum 93

[@gwillikers7383]

I like how everyone thinks electric companies aren’t going to quadruple rates when they are the only choice

[@rmwarriors16]

I believe quadruple is just the beginning unfortunately.

[@dwa19789]

guess what everyone is gonna be charging their car at night its gonna be just as expensive @@donovanlewis3053

[@JT_771]

You already have limited to no options for a power provider. An electric car isn't changing anything there. Just adding a little more to that bill.

[@timkono5645]

@@JT_771 But its PG&E SDG&E and SCE we're talking about here in California. They can raise rates to get usage down or do rolling blackouts to prevent system overloads.

[@scottkelley883]

They didn't mention that California's special blend causes significantly worse fuel economy and thus significantly higher fuel consumption. We pay more for worse, less effective gas

[@Minarreal]

They did mention it

[@kyleroads3244]

source? have never heard that it causes less fuel economy ( is it more than like 2% worse?)

[@GregoryCunningham]

@@kyleroads3244 His source is Facebook or Alex Jones probably.

[@Lifewithemerson323]

That’s not the problem. Regulations are. I work for the refinery I’ve seen the fines they give us. It’s all a money grab. Thank you Democrats for destroying the United States.

[@Mike-rc4zp]

And is terrible for the engines.

[@superioroutlookvista1228]

How to lower the price of gas Step 1: leave California 😂

[@Booz2020]

Final Step : Never RETURN to California 👀

[@matthewrobert2888]

​@@Booz2020i did both😂

[@bigfishy7816]

No stay in California, no one else wants those bums 💙💉💊😷💩💙

[@AlexMAGA2024]

@@Booz2020 And vote Trump

[@darkwoodmovies]

@@AlexMAGA2024 I would literally rather pay $100 per gallon while being forced to pay 90% of my taxes to support shoplifters on welfare than vote for the SCAM that is Trump. Get a Republican in there who isn't a scam artist and then we can talk.

[@vuaeco]

Don't like gas prices? Buy an EV...just to realize oh snap, they just raise the electricity rate to 50c/KWh. Now it's more expensive to charge your EV than buying gas.

[@Klutch52]

It’s definitely not more expensive to charge your ev than to buy gas. That is completely false.

[@SlightlyOddFilms]

It’s getting pretty damn close

[@mikeydude750]

@@Klutch52 50 cents/kWh from PG&E. if your car gets more than 35 MPG then it's cheaper to buy gas. at 4.19/gallon. that's if you own a house you can charge at. if you rely on dc fast chargers that charge 70 cents/kWh then if you get more than 25 MPG it's cheaper to buy gas.

[@bigfishy7816]

Or steal it from liberal cars 👍

[@monterreymxisfun3627]

Just wait and see how much it will cost when that EV battery fails.

[@USACars-id3bf]

Gas prices go up and down, but electric just goes up, and up and doesn't go down, ... ever !!

[@chrismd00]

But it costs 10 percent of gas and by law can’t go up fast!

[@flytoday]

solar

[@andreiarama8745]

​@@chrismd00in Europe electricity costs as much as gas if you don't charge at home. At home is half the price of gas

[@pibblesnbits]

This is why the government should of given tax credits for solar and not EV's. Big mistake. If targeting greenhouse gases were the goal of EV tax credits then solar would of made a larger impact and actually make the transition to an EV easier as the power for it would of been free.

[@mikeydude750]

@@pibblesnbits Solar wouldn't help people who don't own their home. You can't charge at home as it is if you're a renter, and if you're currently a renter you're basically locked out of the housing market entirely because a mortgage is 70% more than your rent would be.

[@alexwells9948]

California is really expensive on gas. In 2021, my dad went to a gas station in California, and it was $7 a gallon of gas, but in Kentucky, it was $3 a gallon of gas

[@CatalinaBlue]

Summarize: Democrats.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Intentional bribed destruction of the Middle Class and Working Class and then deficit spending/ debt slavery because the tax base is shrinking, and yet the Democrat Politicians always want to grow the size of Government.

[@theblanklogo]

"Avoid rush hour." I too prefer driving to work at 3am.

[@VirusZero0140]

Lots of people unfortunately are driving to work at that time as their *normal and standard* schedule

[@underdogtv2855]

I work at night so its good for me!

[@MrsBurns-xy7np]

I hate the term "rush hour" as it last for 3 hours and by the time it dies down it's time for the next "rush hour"

[@DerekVuong7799]

Drive when it is not during rush hour. I guess I'll do my 1 hr commute 2 am and head home at 1 am

[@RacerX1971]

That "special blend" is the same one that Nuisance use for his hair😂😂😂

[@NYCGemini2000]

Gas was already expensive, but ever since Covid happened and the aftermath, it’s almost impossible to find gas under $5/gallon. I thought it was a temporary thing but it’s been like that for years now. Guessing this is the new permanent

[@multatuli1]

Of course gas is not renewable lol

[@multatuli1]

That's why America support Israel lol

[@downinla4076]

Sure gas is more expensive in California, but even 91 octane, in the expensive SF Bay Area, is still under $5/gallon at Costco.

[@praveenpulikutti]

Move to texas.. lol..

[@zalronwow7222]

As Biden said, "the inflation is transitory." Good thing it is still higher than normal right now.

[@Phillip-wt4dz]

Only place to get decent prices for gas is Costco nowadays, which is kind of a shame

[@ChillSydneyWebSurfer]

true

[@rmwarriors16]

I think it all depends where in California. I noticed in San Francisco Bay Area Cost sell gas cheaper than most name brand stations like Shell, Chevron etc. But in LA area it barely makes a difference at all.

[@truthiscensored]

I usually go to Walmart. They the cheapest. But Walmart owns Costco or is it Sam's Club?

[@rafael502]

​@@truthiscensoredSam's club

[@theshield1613]

​@@rmwarriors16chevron has techron which cleans your engine parts.

[@jitlv]

My budget for gas is $350 a month, and I live only 20 miles away from work, it's insane!

[@missingno81]

So unless you have a lot of stops in between have you considered public transportation?

[@jitlv]

Yes, I do take the trolley sometimes when I don't feel like driving. I live here in San Diego, CA!@@missingno81

[@gwillikers7383]

@@missingno81have you ever taken a city bus 20 miles 😅 it takes 2 hours

[@RyansTechReviews29]

Mines is 600 a month for my bmw, that’s why I got an ev. I’m keeping the bmw as a spare car and using the ev to commute

[@jitlv]

@@missingno81yes, i take the trolley sometimes when I don’t feel like driving for work. I live in San Diego, CA

[@timmcchesney46]

We got to rid of Newsom!!!

[@11MV]

And nothing will change then what

[@ChillSydneyWebSurfer]

whos the replacement

[@timmcchesney46]

Time will tell, but we are at war with democrats!!

[@Bum_Hip]

He’s moving to DC January 2028. Assuming we still have elections 4 plus years from now.

[@timmcchesney46]

Newscum ain’t going anywhere

[@seanf5634]

I live in California and the only problem with this report is the lack of balance. Why not interview the oil companies that produce in California? It all comes down to supply and demand. CA has banned new oil drilling, banned new oil refineries, requires special winter and summer blends of gasoline, and has the highest gas taxes at the pump, plus "extraction taxes" when oil companies pump out of the ground for existing wells. CA also requires refineries to be far cleaner via emissions which requires billions of dollars in new equipment, hence refineries close down since its not cost effective to implement the changes. They also forgot to mention that gas was below $3 in California when Trump was president, so this price gouging argument that Newsom mentions didn't seem to work when Trump was President.

[@ricovelas]

One of the most sensible comments on this video from a US perspective thus far! Thank you for being nuanced.

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

The guy they had on was knowledgeable on the subject. I think the gas companies may have rules they need to follow in regard to public statements.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Gas wasn't $3 a gallon where I am, but otherwise I totally agree with your comment.

[@TheWedabest]

You are mostly right. In the last few years, oil companies have made record profits! The American taxpayers subsidize oil companies to the tune of billions of dollars a year! That mystery "sub charge"?

[@rickfishn6888]

Chump had the lowest gas prices cuz of cov19 lol Obama had them lower than chump when he was president.. you know after we were paying 5 bucks a gallon cuz of the so called weapons of mass destruction in Iran and Iraq .. seems like it'd a republican to ruin the economy so the poor gets worse and the rich makes their money and keeps getting richer while we struggle

[@fatherof4kids]

An extreme attack on fossil fuels hurts the poor families the most. But who cares unless you're poor and you can't feed your family.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Exactly. The Democrats are anti-Poor people (working class and Middle Class) and are taking bribes to destroy both in their absolute corrupt ignorance. They don't care about their constituents at all (literally). But they would never say that of course.

[@haystackhider7158]

We pay *10 USD* for 1 gallon of gasoline here in Norway. 5 USD per gallon is a real bargain

[@elbozo5723]

$5 a gallon is expensive, you just live in a socialist shithole lmao.

[@elbozo5723]

Lmao you’re bragging about being a socialist craphole where gas is twice as expensive?

[@bailbondsyesbailbonds]

THANK YOU

[@asianguy86]

Because you are a rich folk norway is a super rich country

[@shichynwang]

😂

[@justfantasic]

Everything is so expensive in California not only gas try it I dare you 😂😂😂

[@vistastructions]

In other news, water is wet

[@TheWityful]

average house price is 800k+. That gets you 4 houses in most other states

[@zalronwow7222]

Imagine if (when) Newsom runs for president and the idiots on the left elect him, since he has good hair.

[@moresalad221]

​@@zalronwow7222Better than Trump which gave the biggest tax incentives to corporations in 2018. Yup.

[@tx611]

@@moresalad221 correct, who then were able to hire more Americans and lower prices as their tax bill was significantly less, leading to a booming economy with literally no inflation. How times have changed.

[@AQuietNight]

I do not think Newsom would have a problem filling HIS gas tank.[

[@brandonrippeonphoto]

Please check your audio levels. narrator volumne is much lower than others talking

[@brahmabile]

also please give the narrators a glass of water before speaking..

[@djdcoy]

you'd seriously think they'd be better at this by now

[@rickyc4905]

That's exactly what I thought! It's like I am watching some amateur video. The narrator either needs to speak up or adjust the audio level.

[@bbo40]

Probably had a college intern do the narration

[@skyscraperfan]

As a German six dollars for a gallon seems pretty okay. I just checked the prices for "Super E10" in my hometown in Germany and converted them to dollars per gallon. We pay $7.16 per gallon. Two years ago we had to pay almost $10 per gallon. So $7.16 seems cheap.

[@bora--bora]

how many miles does an average american drive per year versus an average german? I'm sure americans drive a lot more.

[@frankanderson4176]

It's the massive tax on gasoline in socialist Germany causing high prices. They're high in CA but not as high.

[@GrapeJeli]

Germany doesnt have the resources to be the #1 energy producer in the world. THE US DOES. Very different you guys rely on putin

[@ReillyMerema333]

​@@frankanderson4176 But they get more from paying more taxes. Somehow our taxes just make the the wealthy even wealthier.

[@zalronwow7222]

The taxes paid in your country has to pay for health care and other social projects. They aren't free, you pay more for goods to cover the costs.

[@CashisKingtrucking]

Nobody makes a commercial like CNBC.

[@Hairball65]

I live in “Big Oil” Houston, Texas and we enjoy $2.69 per gallon gas.

[@Cyrus992]

Environmental policies of CA are in bed with big oil

[@skasmosAE]

I’m from CA and regular today is 5.30…thank you CA corrupt politicians who don’t give a damn about the middle class

[@ivanpadilla1936]

I remember after 911 gas prices started going up and people were complaining about gas going over two dollars. 😂😂😂

[@hewhohasnoidentity4377]

I was mad it never went below $1 again. As soon as I was old enough to drive and pay to get a vehicle the price of gas left me still walking most of the time.

[@B86432]

I remember when Obama was in office & gas was over 5$ a gallon just like Biden & everyone has excuses here 😂this not rocket science

[@Mr.Lambert777]

I am glad I left LA !!! It was expensive for no reason. Definitely not home anymore. It’s a bait city for the Govt to rule and test !!! I miss the weather , mountains , beach , fam & friends but had to go! Peace ✌🏾 😂😂😂

[@Variety1985]

GAS, MAINTENANCE, INSURANCE ... owning a CAR is just too EXPENSIVE!

[@abigalanderson7494]

You will own nothing and be happy

[@hukmai]

If CA is truely pushing for better environmental adoption they would fix the infrastructure. The US is built on driving so where the EU might have seen 10$ for petrol at the high side they drive 1/3 the amount and take public transit. We need functioning public transit that isnt just built toward " destinations area" full of homeless people. However , in order to do that CA needs to fix the road so they arnt congested with traffic..but to do that they need people to take public transit and get off the road.. see the problem? Southern Californian or really any major Metropolitan area is a traffic clogged artey one oily bite away from the heart attack. Also one thing, the push for EV is great Newsom..only one problem. How are the vast major of people going to charge if they even even afford a home? Let alone an apartment, maybe with a 110v? Also considering usage of vehicles the top earners dont drive all that much so the cost of gas is inelastic for them. But for the majority of people on the road they have to deal with the % reduction on their take home out the tailpipe.. not even factoring time lost by sitting in traffic

[@mikeydude750]

Yeah that's one of the big issues. California home ownership is impossible now - the prices are too high for anyone to afford. Without a home you can't charge at home and are forced to rely on DC fast chargers that costs even more than the already insane cost of electricity.

[@Chewyfood]

I love how their answer is to put the burden of responsibility on the driver - inflate your tires, plan your route, price compare, drive slower, clean out your car of heavy junk...as if the consumer isn't already doing these things. JFC. Not everything is the consumer's fault FFS.

[@Jason-ml3vs]

So they just added another department of people to pay.

[@MPE828]

Gavin Gruesome IS THE WORST!

[@TheRealWinser]

The only answer is the government. The government is the reason.

[@cmdrbillpaxton4302]

A wise man once said: "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help. "

[@Enrique-Garcia]

You're right, it's 100% the government and not at all the artificial price manipulation of the corporations 🙄

[@TheRealWinser]

@@Enrique-Garcia if companies can just charge whatever they want can you please explain why they are just now doing it and why they don't increase prices more.

[@Enrique-Garcia]

@@TheRealWinser they've always done it. They can't overdo it because people will start buying the cheaper gas exclusively. They can't ALL do it at the same time because then they'll be exposed for collusion, which they're already suspected of.

[@TheWedabest]

​@cmdrbillpaxton4302 you mean the same guy who was the head of government and head of state! The same guy who was running the government!

[@SoraFan23]

I am glad I moved out of California since 2002

[@eddiew2325]

Hehe cali is the best

[@QuickStix26]

Good riddance.

[@soupdrinker]

That’s the year I was born

[@eddiew2325]

@@soupdrinker is that why you got arrested for pedophilia

[@QuickStix26]

Good riddance.

[@DrixHound]

Imagine a world where someone can turn off everyone's EV car with the press of a single button

[@motoflyte]

gas, housing, etc... It's all expensive because the suppliers have consolidated and now work together to control supply. It's the biggest scam so far.

[@jeremygates51]

Get rid of the tax and gas goes down $1.18 🤦‍♂️

[@Cyrus992]

But it’s a $2 gap. So there is gouging

[@jeremygates51]

@Cyrus992 california requires different blends which adds significant cost

[@Cyrus992]

@@jeremygates51 That doesn’t fully explain the $2 gap. You gave me partial reasons. Oil giants are secretly gouging the other 80 cents

[@Cyrus992]

@@jeremygates51 That is partially the reason. There is the 80 cents missing. So therefore oil giants are gouging. NV and AZ are also overpaying and effected by CA refineries

[@carlos64030]

I know people do it, but I just can't fathom being an automotive enthusiast on the West Coast. Just think... it costs anywhere from $200 - $500 just to go out and have fun cruising around per weekend with a performance car.

[@encinobalboa]

Kalifornia has the second highest gas tax in the nation. Kalifornia "summer blend" requires special refining which adds cost. Kalifornia will not permit new refinery construction so supply is restricted. Gav is heck bent on stopping oil in favor of EV. It goes on and on. If all these factors were removed, Kalifornia pump price would revert to nationwide which is $2 less per gallon.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

It's the same with everything. They won't build new power plants (such as Nuclear or Natural Gas Combined Cycle which are clean). Even though we have had droughts for decades they have not built any new water storage facilities/ dams for 30 or 40 years. In fact they are tearing them down for completely unnecessary irrational reasons.

[@verynick]

We need China to get into oil refineries. Now that’s competition lol

[@stoundingresults]

Watered down gas, have fun.

[@Bruce22027]

So many great tips on how to save gas $. “Shop around” and “drive slower”….Astounding!

[@TheJoshheart90]

I worked for a local truck company in California and they tried to switch all their trucks to electric but was told that it would be too much for the grid to handle. lol, how are they supposed to switch if it’s too much on the grid?

[@jasondh4777]

It’s because Gavin Newsom signed 2 gas tax on our fuel. He signed the 2nd one when the gas was at its higest

[@zion9860]

The gas tax was passed by the voters through a state proposition. It's the voters that wanted an increase in their gasoline price.

[@jasondh4777]

@@zion9860 wrong! It was stated that they could increase it anytime they want not through vote. Look it up Yes the people voted it but under the law the politicians could pass gas bills anytime they want. And the governor never vetoed the bill.

[@jasondh4777]

@@zion9860 basically going around the the people

[@depthcharge6215]

​@@zion9860 fyi i voted against it. Do you know the total results of gas tax yes vs no? Most Props are lies by omission and so called voters who love bonds and taxes are left leaning.

[@zion9860]

@@jasondh4777 Yes proposition 6 passed. That's the point why gas taxes keep on increasing.

[@roar6047]

Gas has been more expensive for decades in CA. I remember researching gas prices across the country when I was a kid on the east coast 15 years ago and California's was the highest, I never saw a number so high I didn't believe it at first! Now I live in California and it sure is true. Good thing I don't own a car and get around by e-bike and train so I don't have to deal with it. I remember it went up to nearly $10 during the pandemic, it felt like a dystopian world.

[@josephrichter826]

California uses a specific blend of gas that most states don't use. And there are only a few refineries in the world that use the chemicals California requires

[@smoothbraindetainer]

Clueless bureaucracy? The root of another one of California's problems? Who would've guessed?!?

[@flytoday]

lol you can dilute gas pretty easy, its not rocket science

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

And it's all literally completely unnecessary. The politicians were literally bribed to enact this crime and the completely unnecessary CARB as well.

[@100c0c]

​@@flytodayit's about scale not esse

[@rmfinance1781]

CA is one of the few places in which EVs make the most sense. Esp in places like Los Angeles, SF, and San Diego. But to answer that question (why are gas pieces so high in CA)... It's pretty simple. Because the state wants it that way. CA doesn't want low gas prices. It would defeat their EV agenda.

[@krysatheo]

Good, we need EVs and I'm glad California is ensuring they have a market.

[@communismisthefuture6503]

How does it feel that ever single political issue for you conservatives is just a massive conspiracy? The video literally explains why it’s high, yet you pull a conspiracy from your behind …

[@joshdrenth4526]

​@@krysatheoEV's are worse than actual gas cars. While they don't emit pollution, the fossil feels required to make batteries is so much worse. Electric prices are also skyrocketing. It'll be worse in the next few years to have an EV

[@giovannir9947]

@@krysatheoHow about all the poor people who can’t afford them ? Do you ever hop out of that “i’m holier than you climate bubble “ and realize you can’t just shove an agenda down peoples throats without an actual plan ? It may sound good in your pseudo-hypothetical where nothing goes wrong (extremely nieve) but poor and most working and middle class people can’t afford your vision of the future thus making their life a miserable hell !!! Hope you and your comrades feel better in your 40k teslas lol The arrogance and ignorance in you people smh ! Born in SF where the democratic elites never saw a tax they didn’t like , life must be good in that far-left bubble !

[@mikeydude750]

Ironically this isn't true. PG&E jacked rates up again to 50 cents/kWh. It's cheaper to drive a gas car if you get over 30 MPG.

[@mikecarter2737]

Why did they show stations with $6, $7, or $8 gas? Every day I drive by stations in $4-$5 range. Buy gas at your local Native American Rancheria if you want to save on tax. Adding more refineries is just not a solution - I live near 2 of them and ONE "release" sent 10,000 people to the hospitals with respiratory problems.

[@GearSlut2014]

Clickbait! I'm in Silicon Valley near Google and Costco is $4.09/gallon and the neighborhood gas station is $4.35 (cash) not $8.

[@gwillikers7383]

@@GearSlut20142.09 in other states so yeah California is double or triple some states price and summer time is coming.

[@randyrrandelson6444]

@@GearSlut2014Yup I live in an area that is very very remote and our gas is always is more expensive but never that high.

[@truthiscensored]

It's the media, so of course they will use misleading images to paint their narrative

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

What if we don't live near a rancheria (most people don't)?

[@greenpickle9606]

Reminds of the Ol’ expression… “Democracy is the people getting what they vote for, and getting it good and hard.”

[@goodlight4113]

Bought a prius like 8 years ago. At that point, I stopped caring what the gas price was. It would have to be 6 bucks for me to spend what i used to. As long as it's under that, i'm good.

[@krysatheo]

Yep, just don't drive a big wasteful vehicle and it's a non-issue.

[@theblanklogo]

I bought a Prius a bit before that. I definitely still don't like paying more at the gas station. Same crap goes into the tank. No reason it should be $1 more this month than last. It hasn't improved.

[@giovannir9947]

@@krysatheoHow about the people shipping in your food for you to eat becuase you know you need that to survive ! Or how about the farmers that have to take on bigger overhead thus resulting in higher produce and groceries making life miserable for poor and middle class people ? What world do you live in ? It’s called trickle economics whatever you tax they will make up for it on the consumer end ! This is basic economics 101 !!!! But those who make the laws don’t have to worry about that because they have never had to budget I believe the far left calls that privilege lol Born in SF by the way raised in the bay area!!!

[@mikeydude750]

My commute is only 3 miles so I don't really care too much about the cost of gas being too high. I fill up every other week and I don't even care that I only get 20 MPG, it's still not too bad.

[@ryanlight1013]

Well don’t go to commiefornia then

[@shooting4star2023]

Does anybody know how much the electricity rate has raised in Northern California in the last 3 years? Let me tell you - It's been over 40% in the last 3 years. At just the turn of 2024 alone, the rate raised by more than 15% for most P&E customers. Before that it was raised by 20% in 2 years from below 30 cents per KW-h to around 35. It stands at more than 40 now. They are planning another big jump like 15% - 20% in a few months. There have been people regretting buying EVs. For the EV advocates continuing laughing at people driving around trying to get cheap gas and saying they are wasting gas, try to drive around to get cheap electricity. Good luck to you.

[@TheWedabest]

Remember PG&E is a for-profit company!!!

[@vidan3018]

Ok ok. I am in Cali and just filled up for 3.59. When they say CA the newscast is in a hi end village on expenses. Sensational.

[@soupdrinker]

That’s expensive

[@gwillikers7383]

Lie

[@1983jcheat]

3.25 in Biden Country.

[@Mike-dh3mc]

Where in CA? I’m in Los Angeles and I can’t find a single gas station under $4.60.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Where?

[@Sololeveler344]

I live in PA and the Gas is very expensive i would say it’s equal to California when i went to visit.

[@phillyphil1513]

i remember a trip to SOCAL back in 2003 (ie, 20+ years ago) and buying gas in the $3 Dollar - $4 Dollar range way back then. i was there on business in the areas of Riverside, Irvine, Corona, and Newport Beach.

[@elcajoia619]

KNX Radio 20yrs ago had Refinery Commissioner of California being interviewed, they had caller questions during the interview, they pushed the winter/summer blend issues as the cost for increases as part of the problem, a refinery worker called in and asked, "why and how does that make diesel go up as well?" they didn't answer him and said that is all the question they can take for that evening, never forgot that.

[@leos3003]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@clumsycoco]

Well maybe implement and pull off a well connected public transit system in the big metros before pulling out of big oil

[@thevoid1337]

Uhh no, we don't want more buses clogging up the roadways

[@walnutproz]

Screw public transport. Just give me cheap gas and I don't need all that communist exhausting crap.

[@blorpblorpblorp]

How is the number one fuel saving tip not "sell your car and walk, bike, and use public transit"?

[@JamesReberry]

Omg that Chevron by LA Union Station at Cesar Chavez and Alameda is always one of the highest places too. They gouge because of lots of fleet vehicles nearby with little choice.

[@123lowp]

You don't even need to get your emissions tested in Florida or TN.

[@encinobalboa]

In Kalifornia, sniffer is not used on OBDII compliant vehicles. Computer and visual checks are the only tests needed. That means it is possible to pass test with emissions above standards.

[@krysatheo]

So stupid, vehicle emissions measurably shorten people's lives in cities.

[@ivonivan1169]

Montana it up yo

[@aaronandcaitlinnelson5617]

Newsome is to blame with horrible policies and taxes.

[@mashrurmobin3112]

The fuel saving tips just had me 😂😂😂😂

[@vietnamtoidau3846]

Under JB and Newsom everything are high: 1- High inflation 2- high gas price 3- High Tax 4- high foods price 5- High Criminals 6- high Homeless 7- High Illegal Migrants 8- Border crisis.

[@kbh95207]

Easy answer: Voters keep voting yes on propositions that raise the gas tax in exchange for road repairs, better transit, etc.

[@cremephoto]

Electric tires too? Half an EV still needs oil as a resource.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

EVs are way more environmentally unsustainable than Gasoline powered vehicles. It takes about 10 to 15 years+ for a driver to get enough use out of the car where the offset is less than a gasoline vehicle. The Democrat Politicians don't care about the Environment so long as it's China or other countries that suffer the damage/ emissions.

[@rogueshadows1033]

The fact that people don’t take into account the price gouging going on by these oil companies is just tragic. You’d rather blame one side than blame the pigs getting the most profit out of it

[@TheWedabest]

What's even sadder, that tax payers subsidize big oil companies!

[@warrenschrader7481]

Here's tip they left out: Stop buying frickin huge vehicles! A compact car gets a lot more mpg than a truck.

[@codybrown9401]

Gavin: We don't want oil here. We want electric Also Gavin: Oil companies are price gouging here

[@tx611]

When is someone going to tell Gavin the electric cars are charged with natural gas and coal.

[@garyquail4996]

York Governor Gavin Newsom is so full of crap now he's using his 1 gallon a day hair gel to keep his hair in place.

[@B86432]

Same companies, same ceos w trump where was the price gouging 😂😂😂

[@TheAlchemist1089]

​@@B86432they didn't price gouge because they support and fund Trump

[@B86432]

​​@@TheAlchemist1089you guys are beyond clueless 😂😂😂 when are you going to realize it's truly embarrassing as a human race to watch the digression they supported him because news flash trump is good for business you have paid an extra 40,000$ since Biden been in office why do you insist on making this complicated always

[@Killersanchez256]

The problem is in the end big oil/energy and car corporations will always win in California unless we fix how we build cities. We need to build alternative ways of getting around with decent transit and biking and build things closer so we can walk to more destinations. Once these corporations realize they have to compete will things improve.

[@jeffreyallen9048]

This ain't europe!

[@Killersanchez256]

@@jeffreyallen9048 There are things that other countries do better and Europe simply has better cities to live in. Just ask anyone and if you asked them their dream vacation and most will say somewhere in Europe, but never somewhere like Houston. We can bring some of that here and trust me you will enjoy not being forced to drive if you want to do anything. Give NotJustBikes a watch if you want to understand partially what I want to bring here.

[@patrickkillabrew6207]

This whole problem could be solved with the stoke of a pen in Washington DC. Cancel the Jones Act and the problem is solved. All those refineries on the Gulf Coast would be happy to export refined gasoline to CA, but the Jones Act only allows it be shipped on American made and American flagged cargo ships, which don’t exist.

[@TheRealWinser]

I love how they blame price gauging yet it's not happening in other states. I guess only California has greedy companies. If it was price gauging why not just raise the price more?

[@Cyrus992]

It’s both

[@zion9860]

The voters of California pass the gas tax from state Prop 6. It's Californians who wanted to pay a higher price at the pump. Have people forgotten about that?

[@gqrob28]

^ Exactly! I live here and am surrounded by absolute morons!

[@encinobalboa]

Gas tax money is suppose to go to road repair and construction. It is often diverted to the general fund.

[@gqrob28]

@@encinobalboa Correct! and to make it all the worse, here in San Diego, much of our road repair money has went into painting bike lanes that are hardly used.

[@zion9860]

@@encinobalboa The point is that it was passed by the people of California. It's not the governor's fault.

[@encinobalboa]

@@zion9860 Really? Voters were told that the tax would be used for road repair. They were not told the money would be diverted.

[@eradicator187]

I believe we can add an additional dollar a gallon to pay for food and housing for the arriving immigrants.

[@ian7136]

Lol

[@zalronwow7222]

I believe you can pay the extra dollar, I don't want to pay for people breaking the law to enter the country. Only legal immigrants should be coming here.

[@leos3003]

No need, we just passed prop 1. You'll be paying 8 billion more now. On the other hand a few more billion wont hurt. I'm confident in my government, Newsom spent it before it was passed.

[@Sacto1654]

Reason: California uses its own unique fuel blend. The use of "boutique" fuel blends has made gasoline quite expensive in certain parts of the country besides California, too. If Trump does get re-elected in 2024, I expect him to order that most gasoline and diesel fuel to be formulated under a single formula, which would cut production costs substantially for everyone.

[@mikeydude750]

Lol you really think Trump is gonna do anything about the gas. He's too dumb to do anything but blab on TV. And his business buddies aren't going to push to make it cheaper - they make profit either way. They actually make more profit when more regulations are in place - that's another change to price gouge and blame it on something else!

[@24califrank]

I heard replacing battery like $15,000

[@B86432]

More

[@RyansTechReviews29]

I have a model 3 for a commuter car and a bmw x5 as a spare car. I have had my model 3 for 3 years now only degraded 6 percent. I will probably end up getting a new car before I replace the battery

[@krysatheo]

It can be, but just about every EV has a 10 year battery warranty or so. Battery tech keeps improving, so hard to compare with 10-year old batteries but we see some early Teslas still going after longer than 10 years and pretty high mileage and maybe 10-15% range reduction.

[@11MV]

How about a gas engine? That’s how you sound. How often are you replacing your engine?

[@RyansTechReviews29]

@@11MV engine lasts long if you buy a good car, if you buy a crappy unreliable one forget it

[@mtunofun1]

I find it hilarious that gas that can only be transported via oil tanker is cheaper in Hawaii than gas sold in California.

[@janmay7961]

I live in the heart of Silicon Valley and gas here has been around $4.50 for the last six months. This video must be old!

[@Anhedonis]

Most of California’s crude oil is transported by oil tankers too.

[@stevengeorges9046]

Where do they keep coming up with these $ 6-a-gallon price signs? I live in Orange County California and I pay about $4 a gallon. And my air is much cleaner than it was when I was a kid. Smog alerts when you couldn't play outside are a thing of the past. It will be even cleaner as electric cars become more prominent.

[@jeffreyallen9048]

It's gone beyond air quality!

[@McNuttDickerson]

Imagine switching to EV thinking it does less harm to the planet but in all reality drilling for oil is actually cleaner and better for the planet. 🌎

[@jeffreyallen9048]

Alot of digging for the minerals to make the batteries!

[@rayshepherd2479]

Refinery profits are generally very low. Major oil companies make most of their profits from producing oil not refining and marketing. California has limited oil companies from expanding operation. On addition there are no pipelines connecting California with most oil producing states so they must import the oil by tankers. All of this adds to the cost.

[@InTheMiddle95]

Meanwhile prices in European countries have always been even higher that that and we just take it as the norm.

[@jaddyrose9318]

Nice, less drag, less fuel consumption, getting a daytona spoiler attached to my car

[@KL00100]

Why aren't people talking about how California has a rich resource of oil?

[@frankcerbantes9429]

Ca it’s one of the most predatory states around the nation where the minimum wage should be 150 thousand a year it’s the squeeze squeeze keep squeezing and squeezing until it’s all squeezed

[@UltraPatate]

Come to france, it's 8EUR per gallon(2euros per liter, almost 65% of taxes) and wages are 3 times lower than in USA

[@aymanhawari2589]

Your public transportation is better

[@zalronwow7222]

Don't forget higher income taxes too.

[@elbozo5723]

@@aymanhawari2589 you do realize trucks carrying stuff you buy also run on gas right? 🤦‍♂️

[@aymanhawari2589]

​My state has the Carl Moyer for trucks, boats and trains to go electric. They also allow hybrids. So while I realized that 100 years ago. My state provides electricfaction or hybrids of trucks boats trains and trolley and buses already The Carl Moyer Program provides monetary grants to private companies and public agencies to clean up their heavy-duty engines beyond that required by law through retrofitting, repowering or replacing their engines with newer and cleaner ones. These grants are issued locally by air pollution control districts and air quality management districts. Not all air districts fund every type of Carl Moyer Program project available. Please contact your local air district for the most updated information on funding availability, project eligibility, applications, and application selection timeline. Projects that reduce emissions from heavy-duty on and off-road equipment qualify. This includes trucks over 14,000 gross vehicle weight, off-road equipment such as construction and farm equipment, marine vessels and locomotives, stationary agricultural equipment, forklifts, light-duty and other agricultural sources and airport ground support equipment. ​@@elbozo5723

[@sexygeek8996]

Europe is great if you don't make a lot of money and you want the government to pay for everything.

[@Reezy884]

LETS BE HONEST, Once California found out we would pay $6-$7 for gas after Covid hit they decided to keep it that way. It’s 100% price gouging

[@janmay7961]

That’s a lie! I live in Silicon Valley and gas is around $4.50 here and has been for the last 6 months. FYI, Silicon Valley is a very expensive place to live.

[@livefreeordiehard8898]

If you do the math, it’s more expensive than what we pay in Ontario, Canada.

[@Marc816]

93 is under $4 a gallon at many stations here in Connecticut.

[@darrendent8288]

@6:15 stop buying Suv’s if you don’t need em and get a Fit.

[@marcus-hoonigan7]

Honda for the win!!!! Lol I drive a 2010 H. Fit and love it dearly. 30 mpg's all day baby! Also camp in it all summer & into the winter here in CO. Holds all my gear and can do light off roads to get to my spots. Yes, it's underpowered but trade off is great gas milage.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I was in California last year for my job and was stunned to see $6+ for gas. I also did a lot of walking for exercise and started playing a game of counting up until I saw an EV, then started the counter at 0 again. Basically, 1 in every 4 cars was an EV. Honestly, with gas as expensive as it is, I’m surprised I ONLY saw 1 in 4. We switched to EVs last year and gas for us is only around $3.69 a gallon. At $6.50 (or more)? I’d do everything in my power to get off of gas.

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

Because the cost of electricity is just as high in CA.

[@larryjackson7022]

It's a way to punish the Libs. On average, gas is $2 higher than other states. So because of their refineries' restrictions, they have to punish them.

[@mELONHEAD1899]

No I think it’s the presidents fault 🤦‍♂️

[@pineyi]

Try living in the UK, $7+ per gallon.

[@Anon1mous]

How many refineries do you have there? Exactly. Plenty of oil here in US. Just the woke govt won’t let us drill.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

It's $7 a gallon here also (almost) for 91 Octane (about $6.49+/-).

[@BakoSooner]

I’ve worked in California petroleum sector for 32 years. California’s vilification of “big oil” is the main cause of high prices. They have toughest restrictions against oil companies and refineries. They tax gas and use the money for their general funds. California imports over 60% of their consumed oil while apply de facto drilling ban (snail pace drilling permits). Every bit of high prices is basically due to California politics but NewScum will continue to blame “big oil”. So how’s that electrification going? They’ll see another summer of “don’t plug in your EV”.

[@WickWagon]

@1:00 this is definitely California doing it's California thing. You have to give a better alternative (cheaper EVs, more charging stations, etc.), not just ban the incumbent (gas and gas vehicles).

[@sonyawilliams4989]

When I first moved here I was like wtf is it so expensive here? I just bought an electric car last month, and there are free chargers everywhere so now I pay $0.

[@rylans.5365]

People don’t realize how much electric vehicles save you. I work a state job in Hawaii and I charge there. Go home, plug in right back into the wall. It’s so easy.

[@jeffreyallen9048]

Just wait !

[@yia01]

@@rylans.5365 hawaii and cali is not the same. residential electricity price in cali average 40 cent per kWh. some place it as high as 50 cent per kWh. fast charge is insane at 75 cent per kWh. most efficient EV can get as much as 3 miles per kWh. less effiecient EV like cyber truck can get as crap as 90mile for 120kWh. if u do the math at 40 cent per kWh for 3 mils it cost u 13 cent per miles. with current hybrid u get 50+mpg and new sudan u get as high as 35-40mpg. current average cali gas price is about 450cent per gallon. divide that into teh milage u get on ur car u average any where from 9 cent per mile to 11 cent per mile. so even at near $5 per gallon, it still cheaper on gas then electricity. as for mantain and repari, it 10x more expensive on EV then on gas.

[@rylans.5365]

@@yia01 Hawaii and California have similar gas and electric prices. Of course with any car you still have regular service intervals; service intervals on the Kia Niro EV is every 20,000 miles or 24 months whichever comes 1st. Only real maintenance I had was for a tire replacement due to puncture. Battery is a totally different story, so maybe that’s where your 10x estimate is coming from? Even then, battery and powertrain is covered under manufacture warranty and federal law. 10 years/100,000 miles.

[@lawrencefearon6830]

It's 2024 CNBC. Don't be dumb to the fact the best weapon against California gas prices in LA is E85. Gas Buddy's App right now is showing E85 for just $2.89/gal at the Chevron station in La Habra at 101 East Lambert Rd. & Euclid St. That's HALF [48% less] the price of their premium fuel. Many stations have E85 and no wonder: it only cuts mpg by 18% so it's saving 30% vs premium. Most OEM's sell pickup trucks E85 compatible. Most cars have adaptor systems available. The street smart know it's easier to adapt their current car to E85 for $1000 than buy a whole new EV. Quickest car in the world -the Dodge Demon 170 runs on E85 so you might pick up a few horsepower too.

[@ronaldheath453]

the government says "light-duty vehicles with a model year 2001 or newer can use gasoline blends higher than E10" www.eia.gov/energyexplained/biofuels/ethanol-use.php In 2021, U.S. fuel ethanol exports were 29.8 million barrels

[@ronaldheath453]

is helpful to remember Paul Woods. He spent his life perfecting an algae and a unique photobioreactor system that grows the algae in the presence of sunlight and carbon dioxide, producing ethanol as a by-product. In other words, you add the algae to sea water, bubble waste C02 through it and get alcohol with 2 gallons of fresh water for every 1 gallon of alcohol. He founded a company named Algenol in Fort Myers, Florida. He made a pilot plant that successfully began producing ethanol. He then set up a gas station near the plant. That is when the major stock holder (big oil) shut him down. The company now does not produce ethanol.

[@lawrencefearon6830]

@@ronaldheath453 there’s more E85 stations than ever and the Gas Buddy app shows them all with prices in real time. Very easy to find.

[@ronaldheath453]

@@lawrencefearon6830while this is true and I have little problem finding E85, most people will not modify their car - even though it is just a setting in the firmware for many cars. So, a major impact on the fuel price and air quality would require a drop-in fuel. According to the official government page, E15 will run on nearly any car after 2001. If E15 was available and advertised, it would have a large effect with little cost. I think that studies have been done with higher blends (E30), but this might be a hard sell.

[@lawrencefearon6830]

@@ronaldheath453 Yes E15 is virtually the same as universal E10 but often 30¢ cheaper. Some Californians are using it because E85 and E15 use has grown to record levels.

[@ronaldheath453]

Not one word about E85. I pay between $1.00 and $2.00 per gallon less than regular gas here in California and the slightly less gas mileage is made up for by more power and a cleaner engine. I bought a converter box for my V8 around 11 years ago and have had no problems. Not one word of the big oil advertising is true, Especially the "food vs fuel" campaign. Corn is grown to feed cows and cows can't eat starch. Making ethanol just removes the starch and what is left over is fed to the cows - so the corn is just borrowed. In the country of Brazil, most cars run on ethanol. Any modern car can run on E30, this would cost less and make less pollution, but big oil sells us only E10.

[@lawrencefearon6830]

I just commented the same. Chevron in La Habra has E85 for just $2.89/gal. Half the price of premium.

[@LGM090221]

Taxes. That's the only REAL answer.

[@MrVomora]

It costs $80 to fill up my Lexus, and $15 to fully charge my Tesla. There's no reason for me to purchase another ICE vehicle here in California.

[@Vasudeva108.]

How did u finance the Tesla a regular bank? Because they are not sold at regular dealers I noticed that’s why I ask no answer required

[@aymanhawari2589]

I paid cash for my electric car. I live on $900 a month. State paid for mine thru cap and trade. ​@@Vasudeva108.

[@duerf5826]

​@@Vasudeva108. Like you financial all other cars, you call the bank and ask for the loan. Or you can finance through Tesla themselves in which they would "ask" a bank (eg. Wells Fargo) to issue a loan for you.

[@user-sn6we8nj5x]

This seems artificial. I was taught that electric energy is actually the most expensive one.

[@adamharrold282]

Until you want to take a roadtrip