2006-07-06 15:47:07 · 2 answers · asked by al g 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
California has its own specifications for gasoline for air pollution reasons. So if a refinery goes down, gasoline refined for AZ or WA can't just be shipped in. Hence, CA is more sensitive to supply disruptions. The last big one was 4 or so years ago. One refinery was undergoing a scheduled turn-around when another had a fire/explosion. Less supply, pretty constant demand and the opportunity to make a nice profit made prices go way up.
Recently CA's supply and demand have more in balance so their retail prices parallel other states once again. Plus everyone seems to be driving a Prius
2006-07-13 07:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by David in Kenai 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The weather improved so more people are driving in NY.
2006-07-06 15:51:15 · answer #2 · answered by trailsman1961 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋