Premium gas
Evening all, Not looking to start a debate about premium vs regular gas. While at the gas station today, I noticed the cost of premium gas was about 75cents more than regular. Seems the last ...
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westend wrote:Whoosh. The reasons you give have always been true. Contrary to the original claim, some vehicles/devices require premium, so it's not really possible to "price it out of demand." Taking economic advantage of a captive market is price gouging.mike-s wrote:Premium is delivered either in a different transport or in a separate tank of the truck to the station. It is somewhat the delivery that raises the price, not gouging or extra work at the refinery. Although, premium gas at the refinery has the same separate storage issue as in the transportation which also raises the price.GordonThree wrote:Which is a lie, since there are vehicles which require premium. What they're really doing is gouging.
they're working to price it out of demand.
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"From 2010 to 2014, a gallon of premium gasoline cost 7% to 10% more than regular, on average. In 2015, however, the price difference leapt to 17%, and in February 2016 it was up to 27%...There is no single reason why there's now a larger premium for premium gas. To some extent, gas stations have been charging more for premium for months simply because they can."
