Comments on: Long Drive – Short Distance http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/05/long-drive-short-distance/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:09:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: doogald http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/05/long-drive-short-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-5214 doogald Sun, 18 May 2008 03:54:05 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2008/05/long-drive-short-distance/#comment-5214 If you were in a different state from MA - say, CT or NY - the difference in state gas taxes explains much of the difference in price. MA adds 23.5 cents a gallon, CT adds 35.5, and NY adds 44.5 per gallon for taxes. The other thing is that stations in CT seem to charge more the closer they are to NY state - because they can, obviously. They seem to charge more at the highway stations than they do if you exit and go into town, too. NJ has the lowest taxes, so when you are traveling in the Northeast it's smart to fill up in MA before going into CT or NY and in NJ before going into NY or PA. If I absolutely must get gas in CT or NY I will buy just a bit more than enough to get me out of state. If you were in a different state from MA – say, CT or NY – the difference in state gas taxes explains much of the difference in price. MA adds 23.5 cents a gallon, CT adds 35.5, and NY adds 44.5 per gallon for taxes. The other thing is that stations in CT seem to charge more the closer they are to NY state – because they can, obviously. They seem to charge more at the highway stations than they do if you exit and go into town, too.

NJ has the lowest taxes, so when you are traveling in the Northeast it’s smart to fill up in MA before going into CT or NY and in NJ before going into NY or PA. If I absolutely must get gas in CT or NY I will buy just a bit more than enough to get me out of state.

]]> By: breley http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/05/long-drive-short-distance/comment-page-1/#comment-5209 breley Sat, 17 May 2008 22:45:19 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2008/05/long-drive-short-distance/#comment-5209 >If everyone stopped buying gas from two, do you think they might drop their prices to bring you back? No. Boycotting producers A & B in favor of C would drive up demand for C's gas and lower C's supply, resulting in C raising gas prices...because to accommodate the shortfall, C would have to buy from A & B's surplus at whatever cost A & B chose to sell their surplus. >If everyone stopped buying gas from two, do you think they might drop their prices to bring you back?
No. Boycotting producers A & B in favor of C would drive up demand for C’s gas and lower C’s supply, resulting in C raising gas prices…because to accommodate the shortfall, C would have to buy from A & B’s surplus at whatever cost A & B chose to sell their surplus.

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