Bleak future for Californias struggling drivers revealed despite relief for rest of America
President Donald Trump’s war with Iran may be winding down — but California drivers are still getting hammered at the pump.Trump’s historic US-Iran “memorandum of understanding,” aimed at ending the conflict between the longtime foes, has already helped drive gas prices lower across much of America.But in the Golden State, relief remains nowhere in sight.At a Mobil station in Needles, California, on the Arizona border Thursday, a gallon of regular gas still cost a staggering $6.79.Just minutes away across the state line, drivers at an Arco station in Arizona were paying only $4.15 a gallon — a jaw-dropping $2.64 less for the exact same fuel.The national average sits at $3.90 per gallon.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.
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Never miss a story The Post visited both stations in April and found a similar story: drivers at the Arco in Mohave Valley were paying just $4.09 a gallon, while motorists at the Mobil station a five-minute drive across the Colorado River were shelling out $6.99.Separated by just 1.8 miles, the two stations underscore the enormous gap between California’s fuel policies and those of its neighbor.To fill up their tanks, Californians face the highest state gas tax in the nation at 61 cents per gallon, compared with just 18 cents in Arizona.Drivers are also hit with an additional 34 to 44 cents per gallon in emissions fees and climate-related programs that push fuel costs even higher.“California drivers are being overtaxed and overregulated at the pump — plain and simple,’’ Rep.Vince Fong (R-Central Valley) previously told The Post.“Californians can drive just a few miles across the border into Arizona and see gas that’s nearly three dollars cheaper.
That’s not a coincidence — that’s a polic...