Gasoline and Diesel prices continue to rise
Tracy Lehr
VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) Fuel prices including diesel appear to be soaring.
Diesel is more than $8 dollars at some stations
Customers at the Chevron in Ventura paid $8.29 a gallon off Seaward in Ventura on Sunday.
The rise began when the war with Iran started in late February.
Drivers filling up shared their reaction.
Opinions varied.
“It is expensive , muy caro, muy caro, ” said Myrna Gomez as she filled up a bus.
She said it would cost her more than $200 to fill two tanks.
Some people think the state should pause fuel taxes.
Darren Cornea puts the blame on Governor Gavin Newsome, not President Donald Trump.
“It cost me an extra 50 bucks, but I am not blaming Donald because we have to save the country, he had to go do what he had to do, we have to pay a little bit more for the time being so be it,” said Cornea.
Like many people, David Finley is on a Spring Break road trip.
The educator was pulling a camper and needed to fill up with diesel.
“I mean it is crazy, I mean we are camping so we’ve got to go, but can it change a lot of places we choose to go? For sure,” said Finley.
People protested near gas stations during ‘No Kings’ rallies on Saturday in Ventura.
Protesters blame the Trump administration’s decision to go to war with Iran.
Drivers are likely to see more newly purchased electric cars and hybrids on the road.