Gas Prices Jump; California Hardest Hit

New submitter jefery23 writes with this excerpt from an Associated Press article (as carried by the Denver Post): "Californians woke up to a shock Friday as overnight gasoline prices jumped by as much as 20 cents a gallon in some areas, ending a week of soaring costs that saw some stations close and others charge record prices." Friday's jump followed another big one just a day earlier, too. Texas gas prices have gone up, but not quite so dramatically ($3.59 at the station nearest to me); how are they in your neck of the woods? Those Bloom boxes and charging stations can't arrive too soon.

Comments

Yeah but...

[dtmancom]

Yeah but, according to the Labor Department gas prices had already dropped in California, so be happy.

Electric cars are a gimmick for the dumb

[ArchieBunker]

Once you realize how much energy is contained in a pound of gasoline and compare that to a pound of lithium batteries you'll understand why. Electric cars will remain a gimmick until cold fusion becomes a reality. Until then try and match the power in petroleum, you can't.