Jalopnik: Expensive Gas

America Feels Gassy: The United States Of Memorial Day Gas Prices

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:30:00 EDT

With our MSPaint-level cartographic skills and a batch of gas data from the always instructive GasBuddy.com we present to you the average gas prices by state. The cheapest gas by average is found in Wyoming ($3.646 per gallon), where no one lives, while the most expensive gas is in Connecticut and Hawaii ($4.171), where people take helicopters and boats to work. The least expensive city to buy gas in is Tucson, Arizona at $3.564 for regular. The three most expensive cities are Milwaukee ($4.154), Chicago ($4.186) and Bridgeport ($4.194), which is nice because guess who is taking a road trip from Chicago to Milwaukee and back this weekend? Awesome. [Source: GasBuddy.com]

Gas Prices Reach $3.831 Per Gallon Average, Are You Traveling This Weekend?

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:20:00 EDT

People in Missouri may prefer a free gun to free gas, but for the first time in six years AAA is reporting that less people are planning to drive this Memorial Day weekend with gas reaching an all-time high of $3.83. If you're Shaq you probably don't mind paying $23,000 a month for gas, but you're not probably not Shaq. So here's what we want to know: how much per gallon, total cost to fill up this morning, where did you fill up, what were you filling up and is it going to stop you from traveling this weekend?

Oh, and did you see any gas price-related crimes like someone robbing a gas station to get money for gas? Kvetch away in the comments below.

[Source: AAA]

Gas Is $5.40 Per Gallon On The Cali Coast, We Cry

Mark Arnold — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:40:00 EDT

Think the prices at your local pump are high? If you aren't in California, don't feel so bad. Sure, you may be paying $4 per gallon, but whatever. Because as our auto-loving friends on the Cali coast know, yes, it really does cost $5.40 per gallon. You non-Americans may scoff, what with European prices being around eight thousand dollars per gallon, but for us this cost is simply outrageous. Don't oil companies know this is America? We'll never stand for such prices. Or at least we'll just sit here in our cars and wait it out. [CNN]