It is just at one station, near Orlando, where the cost of a typical gallon of regular is about $2.13. In Lake Buena Vista, routine gas is at $5.99 a gallon. That might appear high, however there other areas around the country where the price of gas is at or above $5 also.
The station with the next greatest cost of gas is also in Orlando, at $5.95. Of the 50 places with the most costly gas, 45 remain in California, where the average price throughout the state has topped $3. 2 other stations in Florida remain in the leading 50, as is one in the Manhattan area of New York, as per GasBuddy.
South San Francisco and a number of areas around Los Angeles have gas prices above $3.99. As oil costs rise, all these must breach $4 on the upside.
There are numerous factors for high gas rates. The very first is, and always has been, oil rates. Those have actually increased from $30 a barrel early in the year (when individuals thought gas was headed towards $1) to $46 now. Goldman Sachs recently concluded that supply would drive the price even greater.
Range from huge refineries that produce gas is another reason behind these rates. Exceeding that in some states are taxes. Florida has the 7th greatest gas tax at $0.5498 a gallon, as per the American Petroleum Institute. California is fifth at $0.5883. The average when all states are considered is $0.4804. The most affordable state average is $0.3065.