So I'm hearing gasoline prices will be at least double in April or May

[Brenda]

and I'm saying no way. If the price of gas goes from $3.69 to $8.00 in the next six weeks, well, we are in for a horrible ride as a country.

Stock up, fuel up.

(I'm hearing this from a very close person who has lots of sources)

[Tree Lady]

1. Grateful I have a prius

That gets 55-60mpg

[Brenda]

4. Yep, I've got a Venza

which gets around 45+

[underpants]

12. I probably buy 10 gallons a month

Honda Insight which is basically a Prius knock off BUT it’s a Honda. I like it. Best car I’ve ever had.

I get at least 45MPG. I buy 5 gallons at a time (1/2 tank) to save on weight.

I got some sticker shock at the pump today.
$3.79 a gallon. I must not have gotten gas in the last 2-3 weeks.

BTW my Highway Use Tax in Virginia is $55/year. With the gas tax at $.30/gallon equals 183 gallons of gas. More than double my actual use.

[AZJonnie]

19. TO SAVE ON WEIGHT! YES!!!

My partner laughs at me when I purposefully don't fill up the tank, they're like "eventually you'll use it, why not save a trip"?

I explain it's because of the extra weight. You get better mileage with less weight, and I don't much mind stopping at the gas station.

I looked it up and it turns out it's only about a 1% MPG difference between having 15 gallons in your tank vs 1 gallon (about 78lbs different), but hey, every bit helps, as long as you aren't expressly making trips to the station. Plus if I get rear-ended, hey, smaller boom, right?

[redstatebluegirl]

20. But alot of what you buy including groceries arrive by truck.

Buckle up!

[mucifer]

26. My Prius gets 45 mpg and I drive a lot

For work as a hospice nurse. Luckily less driving than my last job tho.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. I may start taking public transportation to work.

The fares hopefully won't rise.

[LearnedHand]

3. I hope this creates a groundswell for decent public transportation

I know that doesn’t solve the supply chain issue but it might get people to rethink the attractiveness of good local and regional public transportation for personal travel.

[JBTaurus83]

8. Mass transit is a big reason

I like living in Philly. My spouse and I don’t even own cars. Mass transit gets you everywhere, and my employer even pays for it. I really wish more people would hop on board with the idea so that we can get transit systems expanded. For a multitude of reasons, it takes forever to build a rail line in the US compared to Canada, Europe and China.

[LearnedHand]

11. In the few places I've visited in Europe, the public transportation is swoonworthy

It’s super easy to pay, they have coordinated apps, the tickets usually apply to all forms of transport in a region, and it’s ALL electric. Huge numbers of people go on holiday via train. It’s absolutely glorious.

I keep dreaming of high-speed trains built in the same spaces as existing interstates, for example, but we’ll never have that here until building out the transportation infrastructure is a serious federal focus and investment. Like Ike did with the interstates.

[JBTaurus83]

22. Yes, we have friends that moved to Spain

And they are in love with the mass transit. One of many things that irks me about Americans, is that we can’t seem to keep anything nice or clean looking. Apparently half of our country has never learned what a trash can is for or any respect for other people in society.

[LearnedHand]

24. Oh you are so right

The trains and buses I’ve ridden there are very clean. We definitely are a country of slobs with zero respect for public spaces and transportation.

[obamanut2012]

5. Food and oher goods will be crazy

[Chasstev365]

6. We need to plaster the "I Did That" with Trump's mug on every gas pump in America!

[NH Ethylene]

7. I'm trying to decide if I should fill my oil tank now or in the Fall.

So much uncertainty.

[Brenda]

9. Now rather than later !!!

[AZJonnie]

10. I'd wager very few DU'ers have forgotten that a massive spike in crude prices immediately preceded the 2008 crash

But in case anyone did, I'm reminding.

Not sure how certainly that rise in crude cost is rightly called "causal" to the crash, but it sure as shit didn't help.

And we also have another massive bubble in play RN, I'm sure I don't need to remind anyone here what that is

[flamingdem]

13. Yes, we're looking at a major meltdown

if things continue this way.

Question is whether Trump wants this to be able to have emergency powers
and consolidate control.

[kairos12]

14. Sorry I'm and oldster.

I remember the spike of 73. The economy NEVER recovered.

[AZJonnie]

17. Sorry, who is the new guy in this context?

I'm afraid I'm confused on this one

[maxsolomon]

15. Double? No way.

I question your source and their sources.

If it's $8/gallon in middle America there will be pitchforks and torches at the WH fence.

[purr-rat beauty]

18. According to trump...

Whoever "We" is...

They're getting rich

[Mysterian]

21. Rationing is a real possibility

Thanks, republicans.

[chicoescuela]

23. Must be Biden's fault. It would be 20 a gallon if Harris was president

[Wonder Why]

25. I'm still trying to find the gas cap on my EV. I can't fill up until I find it.

The other vehicle is a "gas guzzling" Prius.

Woe is me!

:gloat: :gloat:

I know. It's cruel.

[Blues Heron]

28. Wait till it trickles down into your grocery bill, the gloating will be very short lived!

[roamer65]

32. Much of our electricity comes from natural gas fired power plants.

The electric rates are going to go up as well as Europe imports more LNG from the US.

Don’t gloat too much…lol.

[aeromanKC]

27. That will not translate well for GOP in November.

Anything helps.

[struggle4progress]

29. NC gas prices

Current Regular $3.619
Month Ago Regular $2.757

Current Diesel $5.127
Month Ago Diesel $3.512

https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=NC

[Beartracks]

30. But, but... Trump says "WE" are raking in lots of money!!1!

[Doodley]

31. Trump's poll numbers will be in the trashcan!

[roamer65]

33. Eat beans! America needs the gas.

Old 1970s bumper sticker.

[Historic NY]

34. Another year that I can't take out my vintage 70s cars..

on long trips. I just turn 70 I never planned to sit and just look at them...

[VMA131Marine]

36. Gas (or petrol) in the UK last November was $6.38/gal

Even prices that high haven’t stopped people from driving. They do mostly drive more fuel efficient vehicles though. I also saw a lot of Teslas.

[Historic NY]

38. Two require HighTest..

I once went west of Chicago in 2018 used 87 gallons of fuel. Thankfully we put it on an empty trailer for part of the return trip.

[VMA131Marine]

35. Grateful I have a Honda Prologue EV

But my heating bill (oil) is really going to suck.

[Wiz Imp]

37. "I'm hearing this from a very close person who has lots of sources"

There are no "sources" who would have any concrete knowledge of future gas prices. At this point, it is 100% speculation.