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| Gas prices on River Road in Bethesda late Tuesday night |
Gas prices, by and large, haven't increased that much in Montgomery County since last week. The most notable hikes spotted as of late Tuesday night were on River Road in Bethesda, topping out at 14 cents at one station. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (D) have squabbled back and forth this week about the scheduled state gas tax hike from 36 to 43 cents on July 1, 2022. Hogan has asked Franchot to take action to protect consumers. The comptroller, who is running for governor, said he has no authority to do so. He suggested Hogan declare an emergency, or call the legislature back into emergency session.
Regular gas for cash-paying customers was actually down a cent from last Thursday at Marathon at 5143 River Road in Bethesda yesterday. Liberty on River was the same price as last Thursday yesterday at $4.69, according to the Gas Buddy app. But prices last night were up at other stations along that River Road strip: Sunoco was up 14 cents to $4.83. Mobil was up to $4.84, and Shell at $4.89. Citgo up on Westbard Avenue was 4-10 cents cheaper at $4.79.
Gas prices held steady in higher-priced downtown Bethesda. Regular was $4.97 at the Exxon at 8240 Wisconsin Avenue, and $4.99 at the two Liberty stations on Bradley Boulevard.
The cheapest cashless payment gas in Montgomery County as of late Tuesday night was found in Rockville at the Liberty station at 5400 Randolph Road, where regular was going for $4.45. If you can pay in cash, your buck would go further at Sunoco at 18701 Liberty Mill Road in Germantown ($4.42), Liberty at 26241 Ridge Road in Damascus ($4.43) and Freestate at 20650 Frederick Road in Germantown ($4.43).
As of last night, your other cheapest options are Carroll Motor Fuels at 26234 Ridge Road in Damascus ($4.45 cash), Liberty at 1900 Rockville Pike in Rockville ($4.46 - cash), and Shell at 2240 Veirs Mill Road in Rockville ($4.49).
In general, the cheapesr gas stations outside of Bethesda are largely charging about the same, or a few pennies more, as last week.
While this may bring temporary relief, these taxes are supposed to pay for road maintenance, (not that EV's pay anything to maintain the roads in Maryland). Brandon along with Democrats who praise high oil prices are part of the ignorant short-sighted mob who will only complain when their own lights go out. Just wow.
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Hogan knows perfectly well Franchot can't unilaterally change the state's tax rates. What a lame attempt at a hit job.
ReplyDeleteSee you in November, Dems.
ReplyDeleteIf you privileged MoCo leftists bought more electric cars then gas would be cheaper for the rest of us who can't afford to purchase them.
ReplyDeleteAvg new car price is $47K. Plenty of EVs are significantly cheaper than that. Acting like EVs and hybrids are only for the rich is a pretty comically dated take.
ReplyDeleteHigh gas prices are making everything more expensive for everyone. That organic arugula that you MoCo leftists buy showed up in a diesel belching truck, not some hybrid or electric vehicle. Maybe you just realized that because I told you.
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