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Diesel Prices Eclipse Record In CA, Gas Now Averages Over $6 Per Gallon
Businesses are passing along higher fuel costs as California diesel averages hit a record $8 a gallon, the American Automobile Association said.
- On Friday, average diesel prices in California rose above $8 a gallon, according to the American Automobile Association, marking a historic record as gasoline prices also surge across the state.
- Global energy flows remain roiled by the war in Iran and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, driving national diesel prices above $6 a gallon, while California faces unique pressures from limited refining capacity and high state-level gas taxes.
- QShark Moving saw its monthly fuel bill surge from around $8,200 to $16,000 this August, owner Vlad Kandybovich said, while driver Steven Sams reports paying two dollars and fifty cents more per gallon today than one year ago.
- Arborist Jose Bedoya noted that annual work prices at Leaf It To Us jumped by $300 in some cases, as rising energy costs force businesses to increase fees and consumers struggle with downstream inflation.
- West Coast diesel stockpiles remain at their lowest seasonal level since 1998, leaving benchmark futures trading near $5 a gallon, though it remains unclear if these elevated price pressures will abate soon.
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·San Francisco, United States
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Drivers React to Record High Diesel Prices
GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) The latest AAA Fuel Prices report shows diesel fuel hitting a record high of $6.23 a gallon nationwide. It is much more in California where stations have neon signs showing diesel above $8. That is a record, too. In addition to global conflicts, California fuel costs are impacted by higher state environmental
California gas prices hit $6 as diesel reaches record high
·Los Angeles, United States
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