Comments on: A Historical Chart of Gas Prices.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 12 May 2007 06:03:43 +0000

Dan, a buck fifty was when I got my own car and started to drive around very often, so I remembered that magic number fondly.

By: coolawacs

coolawacs — Fri, 11 May 2007 22:26:05 +0000

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/25opec/sld004.htm Show's us that in 1972 a gal of gas was ~.36 a gal. Using:
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi that would be $1.73 in todays dollars. A little less then double the inflation rate. Since it is a finite resource, and a commodity, is it really that big of a surprise that prices would rise?

By: targus

targus — Fri, 11 May 2007 11:17:27 +0000

HE he, soon Gas international corporation (OPEC like) will be constructed and prices for countries like America will be incredibly huge HA !!!!!

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 11 May 2007 10:11:04 +0000

A buck fifty!?!?!?

I remember when gas was 19 CENTS - per gallon!

And cars still get similar mileage to what they did back then - what's wrong with THAT picture?

By: Lasse

Lasse — Fri, 11 May 2007 07:38:53 +0000

Yesterday it was 7,2$/gal in my neighbourhood here in Denmark. IÂ´m beginning to feel like Mad Max.

By: Hans Persson

Hans Persson — Fri, 11 May 2007 06:38:14 +0000

Enjoy your cheap gas while you can. In Sweden, gas prices has peaked at ~$1.5/liter and I don't think it'll get much cheaper. Hopefully for the environment, it won't.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 11 May 2007 02:25:27 +0000

Ya, Patrick - I noticed that too!

By: patrick

patrick — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:03:37 +0000

nice to see the low dips around election times!

By: NeonCat

NeonCat — Thu, 10 May 2007 21:42:41 +0000

It would be nice if this chart were adjusted for inflation.

One of the great things about growing up in Atlanta in the early 90s was the cheap gas. I think the lowest I ever paid was 77.9 cents a gallon.

By: Greg Smith

Greg Smith — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:38:12 +0000

That $4/gal link is from August 2005 and cited hurricane damage to refining capacity as the reason. The only reason we're paying high prices these days is pure corporate greed.

Watch how fast gas prices drop when Honda or Toyota introduces a fuel cell car here in the U.S. in the next year or so.

So gouge us while you can Big Oil. I'll be one of the first people in line at the Honda lot planning to stick it to you.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:02:46 +0000

wHere
sorry

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:02:11 +0000

Welcome to Europe!
France, for example, gas is 5.05 euros per gallon.
It's roughly the same amount in USD with cost of living, but $6.56 with the exchange rate.

Were is that $3 a gallon bargain?

By: PeteRepeat

PeteRepeat — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:48:14 +0000

$3.08 average? Where can I fill up? The cheapest by me is $3.49!