By the numbers

60

U.S. government’s benchmark temperature for gasoline and diesel sales

74.8

Average fuel temperature in California

12

Number of states where the average fuel temperature was more than 10 degrees above the government standard

1

Number of states where the average fuel temperature was more than 10 degrees below the government standard

3

Cents per gallon that hot fuel may be costing California motorists

15.8

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