Californians continue to pay the highest average fuel prices in the country, and this week’s $0.17-per-gallon increase pushed the state average above the $6 threshold.
Gasoline in the Golden State averaged $6.01 per gallon on April 30, the American Automobile Association (AAA) reported. Despite the price surge, the state’s average cost per gallon of gasoline is still below the record high of $6.43 per gallon in June 2022.
The average price for diesel fuel in California remained flat week over week at $7.48 per gallon and is down slightly from its all-time high of $7.74 per gallon recorded on April 9, AAA noted.
Californians’ pain at the pump is due to a combination of high state and federal taxes and strict environmental regulations that routinely push fuel prices well above national averages, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said….