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California has 6 weeks of gas supply. After that, it gets expensive
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon this week. The pain at the pump is colliding with California’s ambitious push away from […]
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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, California has 6 weeks of gas supply. After that, it gets expensive, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon this week. The pain at the pump is colliding with California’s ambitious push away from […]
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- California has 6 weeks of gas supply. After that, it gets expensivePalo Alto Online - 2026-05-13T12:00:00+00:00
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