Ro Khanna is Outraged About California Gas Prices

[IsailedawayfromFR]

https://twitter.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2043066693761618308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2043066693761618308%7Ctwgr%5Ef55618edfe745b400042dd17816bf12869297313%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fjohn-s-2%2F2026%2F04%2F13%2Fro-khanna-is-outraged-about-california-gas-prices-n3813856

A snippet from article:

Roughly 45% of the cost of every gallon of gas is made up of costs that are consistent across the country. That includes the global price of crude, which is higher for everyone right now, and an 18-cent federal tax that drivers pay in every state.

However, the remaining 55% of each gallon of gas includes California-specific costs.

Distribution and refining costs, which are more expensive in California, account for roughly 28% of every gallon.

California's special gas blend tacks on roughly 10-15 cents per gallon to refining costs. Then there's a 61-cent state excise tax and roughly 2 cents attributed to underground storage fees.

California's cap-and-trade tacks on roughly 23 cents to every gallon, and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) adds another 14 cents.

On top of that, there are state and local sales taxes.




https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/04/13/ro-khanna-is-outraged-about-california-gas-prices-n3813856

[DefiantMassRINO]

Well, tell wind turbine operators and solar panel owners to increase their output of gasoline.  Oh, wait, that's not where gasoline comes from.

[mountaineer]

News from last summer:

California’s excise tax on gasoline will increase to 61.2 cents per gallon July 1, an increase of 1.6 cents per gallon over the current rate of 59.6 cents per gallon, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration announced June 4.

The tax rate on diesel fuel – a matter of great interest for many businesses, especially those in the trucking and agricultural industries – will increase from 45.4 cents per gallon to 46.6 cents per gallon, likely leading to higher costs for consumers for many goods and services.

The tax increases are in addition to any other increases that may be imposed as a result of fuel standards developed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Increases resulting from CARB actions also would take effect July 1.

The gas tax rate has more than doubled during the past 10 years. The largest year-to-year increase occurred in 2017 as a result of SB 1 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017), which increased gas tax by 12 cents per gallon and increased the diesel tax by 20 cents per gallon (both effective November 1, 2017) and required that the rates be adjusted annually based on the California Consumer Price Index.  ...

https://caltax.org/2025/06/06/cdtfa-increases-gas-tax-to-61-2-cents-per-gallon-effective-july-1/