By the numbers
60
U.S. government’s benchmark temperature for gasoline and diesel sales74.8
Average fuel temperature in California12
Number of states where the average fuel temperature was more than 10 degrees above the government standard1
Number of states where the average fuel temperature was more than 10 degrees below the government standard3
Cents per gallon that hot fuel may be costing California motorists15.8
Billions of gallons of gasoline consumed in California last year.
Sources: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, State Board of Equalization
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