California Gas Isn’t Jumping To $8 Overnight

Above, a gas station near LAX in 2022. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The last time I drove into California was last year when I went over to the General Patton Memorial Museum at Chiriaco Summit (off Interstate 10) following a clampout at Rice Army Airfield in the Mojave Desert.

Before doing so, I filled my RV's gas tank while still in Arizona and made it to the museum and back into Arizona with fuel to spare.

At over $5.00/gallon, to fill my RV (even partially) would be expensive.

It was rumored that gasoline prices in California will jump to $8.00/gallon. Fortunately, that doesn't appear to be the case (at least for now) and RV Travel explains why.

They begin with:

If you’re planning to take your rig through California this summer, here’s some good news: Even though the state just raised its gas tax, you probably won’t notice a big change at the pump—at least not right away. Here’s an $8 California gas fact check.

$8 California gas fact check: 65 cents up to $8 is “overblown”

On July 1, California increased its gas tax from 59.6 cents to 61.2 cents per gallon. That’s a two-cent jump. For RVers, who often keep a close eye on fuel costs, that might sound concerning—especially with some headlines warning of $8-a-gallon gas or price hikes of 65 cents per gallon. But fuel experts say those warnings are overblown.

“There’s not a risk that gas prices are going to spike to $8 on July 1,” said Patrick De Haan, a fuel analyst with GasBuddy. De Haan and other fuel experts were interviewed in a news piece by sfgate.com.

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