Nationwide Gas Prices Jump 11 Cents; California Still Leads with the Highest Gas Prices

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight, according to AAA.

The Hill is reporting that “A Nexstar analysis of AAA data found that, from Monday to Tuesday, nearly 30 states saw the average price of a gallon of gas increase by at least 10 cents. In three states, the price jumped by more than 20 cents.”

“These states saw the largest increase in gas prices over the last day, according to AAA:

1. Ohio, up 23 cents $3.004
2. Georgia, up 22 cents to $3.010
3. Indiana, up 20 cents to $2.999
4. Florida, up 19 cents to $3.068
5. Iowa, up 18 cents to $2.809

AAA gas prices today, March 3, 2025, are up, but not because of President Donald Trump as Gov. Gavin Newsom would have you believe. The Globe thinks Newsom is just trying to blame anyone but himself for refineries closing and oil and gas companies leaving the state, entirely due to Newsom’s and Democrats’ reckless and destructive regulations and laws. Last year Newsom even accused gas companies of price gouging the consumer.

The CA Post reported Monday:

Gov. Gavin Newsom warned of further spikes in gas prices for “potentially months” — blaming President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran for high gas prices alongside California’s increasing reliance on foreign oil.

“Gas prices are going up…you’ll be paying more because of Trump’s war,” Newsom claimed in a rambling response at a Monday press conference in Hayward.

“We have specifically…had extensive conversations over the weekend gaming out worst-case scenarios,” Newsom added.

Newsom can’t deflect his way out of California’s highest gas prices, which were even higher during the Biden Administration.

The national average price for a gallon of regular gas today is $3.11 – and for a gallon of gas in California, it is $4.67:

As the Globe has reported for all 7+ years of Newsom’s governorship, gas prices have been climbing as Newsom squeezes the oil and gas industry with environmental regulations, laws and gas taxes and fees.

The Globe just reported that PBF Energy Inc. is warning the California Air Resources Board about “the stark reality the impacts the current CARB Cap & Investment program would have because of the state’s remaining 7 refineries. And, CARB’s “Proposed Amendments will only worsen the current state of the program, making costs skyrocket further. If enacted as written, the Proposed Amendments will inevitably drive in-state refining capacity to zero.”

PBF Energy Inc. provides 33% of California’s in-state production and 23% of total California demand, most of the jet fuel for Sacramento International, San Francisco International, Oakland San Francisco Bay and San Jose International Airports, and more than 50% of the ultra-low sulfur marine diesel to ships calling at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

If the CARB and governor don’t immediately respond positively, California will likely lose PBF Energy Inc. as well.

Compare all of the states:

Here are some of the costly taxation policies implemented in California by the Legislature, Governor and Air Resources Board that drive up the cost of gasoline:

• 71 cents – State gas tax – increases annually
• 28 cents – Cap and Trade (estimate)
• 23 cents – Low Carbon Fuel Standard (estimate)
• 2 cents – Underground Storage Fee
• 10-15 cents – California’s switch to summer-blend costs more to produce than other types of gasoline.
• 14.4 cents – State sales tax (estimate based on 6/20 average price)
• 18.4 cents – Federal Excise tax

California’s total gas tax is approximately $1.61 per gallon today – on top of increasing gas prices, and was estimated to be nearly $2.00 per gallon by 2026.

The 2023 CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard amendments document unabashedly outlines in black-and-white, the new gas tax increases through 2042 (page 57):

In an October policy brief by USC Professor Michael A. Mische, UC Berkeley Professors James W. Rector, and Joseph B. Silvi, they warned:

“California’s in-state oil production has declined by approximately 65% since 2001, while its dependency on foreign imports has risen by nearly 70%. At the same time, refinery capacity has fallen 21% since 2023 and gasoline demand remains largely unchanged at roughly 36–40 million gallons per day.

California’s own Chevron Oil company moved its headquarters to Houston, Texas from San Ramon, California, another big business to flee the Golden State. Chevron is in good company joining X/Twitter, Space X, Oracle, Hewlett Packard, Charles Schwab, Toyota Motor North America, Jelly Belly, Public Storage, In-n-Out, to name a few of the mega-and-large businesses leaving California because of the state’s leftist/Marxist politics and regulatory environment.