L.A. gas prices are crazy again. Heres how to find the few pumps that are slightly more sane
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Set us as preferred With gas prices pushing higher again, California continues to preserve its pole position as the state with the most expensive pump prices.As oil prices have heated up this summer along with the war with Iran, there is more than a $2-per-gallon difference between average prices in the Golden State and in the least expensive state for gas, Indiana.
Cherry-pick pump prices and the gap is even more shocking.Some people in L.A.
are dishing out $7 per gallon, while in Indiana, the most affordable gas stations charge about $3.Short of driving cross-country or moving to the Midwest, there is little the average Californian can do to avoid this, but the vast variation in prices holds hints about other ways to save.
All the pumps in Los Angeles are dealing with the same local wealth, costs, taxes, infrastructure and regulations that lead to higher prices, but some still find ways to offer much better deals.The cheapest stations were charging just under $5 a gallon this week, while the most expensive ones were charging about $7.
That’s more than 25% in potential savings.Business Prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel are rising even as crude oil costs ease, a rare divergence that’s swelling costs for peak-season travelers.One of the best deals in Los Angeles County was in Temple City, where local gas chain Berri Brothers was charging $4.89 for a gallon.
Local resident Raymond Cesar stopped at the new Berri Brothers on Baldwin Avenue on his way home from work because Berri Brothers had a better deal than his workplace, Ralphs.“It’s cheaper” than Ralphs, he said, filling up his Mitsubishi Galant.
The Berri family operates 12 gas stations in California, with 11 locations in Southern California and one in Fresno.In February, it added the Temple City gas station located on Baldwin Avenue to the chain, and...