Gas Prices Across the Map: What RVers Are Paying Right Now

[Jackiemac]

Diesel here yesterday $7.57 per us gallon.....

 

[gwinger]

It never ceases to amaze me how quick gas stations are at raising prices, but when the price drops there seems to be an oceanful that they bought at the high price to be disposed of first!

Ours has done up over 70¢/ gallon in the past week. The wholesale price has only risen about 14 percent. 42¢
Someones pocketing a lot of money.
But as of February we were supposed to see a major drop in prices according to our fearless leader.

 

[bigbAZ]

Diesel here yesterday $7.57 per us gallon.....

When I see that I think of the TDI I sold, 42-62 MPG. We've never paid close to that except at Death Valley.

 

[Tom]

On my first visit to California ('70s) while we still lived in the olde country, locals were complaining that they were paying $0.58/gallon. I couldn't understand why they objected to the "almost-free" fuel, given what we were paying in the UK. Meanwhile, on my visit I was driving around in a Ford Ltd aka a boat.

 

[gwinger]

On my first visit to California ('70s) while we still lived in the olde country, locals were complaining that they were paying $0.58/gallon. I couldn't understand why they objected to the "almost-free" fuel, given what we were paying in the UK. Meanwhile, on my visit I was driving around in a Ford Ltd aka a boat.

Back then, gas prices throughout the rest of the country we around 37¢ a gallon.

 

[Jackiemac]

Now $8.12 a gallon here. At least we aren't driving as many miles as you guys....

 

[DonTom]

Now $8.12 a gallon here.

What is your home rate per KWH there? Are EVs common there?

1 US gal = 8.4 kWh

or

1 kWh = 0.12 US gal

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[Robert K1]

It never ceases to amaze me how quick gas stations are at raising prices, but when the price drops there seems to be an oceanful that they bought at the high price to be disposed of first!

Prices should jump almost immediately when oil price goes up,but it should follow it down almost immediately as oil prices drop. That makes sense.
There is a glut of oil and when the hysteriry dies down the price will drop.

 

[Robert K1]

Oh forgot to add we just got home from a 3600 mile trip over 2 months.
Prices coming home about $ 1.25 more than going down so about $200 more in fuel cost.

 

[DonTom]

What is your home rate per KWH there? Are EVs common there?

1 US gal = 8.4 kWh

or

1 kWh = 0.12 US gal

-Don- Auburn, CA

I just looked up Scotland's average KWH rate which is 24.67p/kWh or US$0.32 US per KWH . Cheaper than here in Auburn, CA (35 cents per KWH but even higher cost at peak times) but is a lot more there than my Reno, NV house (11.05 cents per KWH).

So EVs will be a lot cheaper to operate in Scotland than your gasoline price, when charged at home. Will be around US$2.70 per gallon equivalent.

Scotland is at around 20% EVs, about one out of five cars. CA is 30% EVs. But the USA is only around 1.5% EVs, varies greatly from state to state.

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[jymbee]

It never ceases to amaze me how quick gas stations are at raising prices, but when the price drops there seems to be an oceanful that they bought at the high price to be disposed of first!

My typical knee-jerk reaction is to blame the greedy, heatless oil companies, but in reality... there's more to it:

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Pump prices are based on replacement cost, not what the gas station already paid for the fuel — and because the market reacts differently to increases vs decreases.

Economists even have a nickname for it: “rockets and feathers.” Prices shoot up like a rocket when oil rises but drift down like a feather when it falls.

1. Stations price based on the next shipment​

Gas stations usually make very small margins on fuel. If crude oil suddenly jumps, the next tanker delivery will cost more.

So even if the gas already in the underground tank was bought cheaper, the station raises the price immediately to avoid selling today’s fuel too cheaply and then losing money when they restock.

 

[Chef Duane]

$2.89 at my local Costco here in DFW. But that was Monday. Might be a bit higher now.

 

[shawnsrv]

High desert California almost $6.00 in some places!!! One station went from $3.99 to $4.89 as of yesterday. It’s crazy and not in a gud way

 

[Jackiemac]

What is your home rate per KWH there? Are EVs common there?

1 US gal = 8.4 kWh

or

1 kWh = 0.12 US gal

-Don- Auburn, CA

No idea. There are a lot of subsidies though. However the government aren't making enough money so going to implement a mileage charge.

What a nonsense.

 

[Gary RV_Wizard]

Now up to $3.80 in South Florida (Palm Beach area). Up $1 in the past week.

 

[Jackiemac]

I went for fuel today. One gas station had none. The other only 3 out 9 pumps had any.

Panic buying maybe.

 

[Kirk]

Mesquite, TX regular most places $3.49 and diesel $4.79 at about 2 pm, March 11.

 

[Isaac-1]

Still sitting at $2.99 here in Louisiana for the last few days

 

[Arch Hoagland]

$4.99 a gallon regular 87 octane in Clovis CA 3/12/2026

 

[Tom]

Just arrived home from filling Chris' car up: $5.099/g for 87 gas here in the east of the greater SFO Bay area.