California, Already the State With Most Expensive Gas, May Make Driving Even More Costly

It’s now looking to tighten its fuel standards further, which could be the beginning of harsher regulations across the country.

AP/Nam Y. Huh
A gasoline pump at Rolling Meadow, Illinois, June 30, 2022. AP/Nam Y. Huh

Proposals aimed at automobiles in California — which,  at over $5 per gallon, already has the highest gasoline prices in the nation — threaten to make hitting the road even more expensive. With the Golden State setting benchmarks for other states, the results may end up costing drivers coast to coast.

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