Prices spark outrage because they are visible on every corner, but gasoline’s dominance in California is winding down, says Dan Sperling of UC Davis.
Ask nearly anyone who drives a gasoline-powered vehicle, and they’ll grumble about the sky-high prices at the pump.
Daniel Sperling is director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis. A professor of civil and environmental engineering, and a member of the California Air Resources Board, he has studied transportation trends for decades, authoring or co-authoring more than 250 technical papers and more than 13 books on transportation and fuels.Nationally, gas prices have gone up about $1.50 a gallon over the past year and about $2 a gallon in California.
In the bigger scheme of things, gasoline prices are not that high today. While it’s true that high gas prices have a severe impact on people with low incomes who need to get to work, or who have older, less-efficient cars, big picture, the price of gasoline even at $5 a gallon is well in line with prices over the last 50 years when adjusted for inflation. And our vehicles are now twice as efficient as they used to be. Gasoline cost per mile is at an all-time low.It’s almost for sure a blip.
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