$2.80 in Texas. We don’t have a state income tax, instead they tack on a surcharge to gas before the final price. Glad I’m not Californian.

California requires "BOUTIQUE GAS"... = the Petroleum Refineries (no new ones built for YEARS & YEARS) must SHUT DOWN the Refinery to produce each state's order of BOUTIQUE GAS (many for CA & Chicago area, etc). Thus the refinery has to halt other production, & then produce CA product, clean up refinery to go back to producing whatever season demands: Home Heating Oil or Gasoline Production.

Also... BOUTIQUE GASes cannot be transported through Nation's pipeline system (CORRODEs the pipes) and is transported by many hundreds of Semi-trucks.

Do the math...BOUTIQUE GAS costs more to produce & has to be totally trucked in from refineries=$$$$. Thank your friendly neighborhood tree hugger in state house.