A customer refuels at a Chevron gas station in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.
Mandatory Credit:	David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images

A customer refuels at a Chevron gas station in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.
Mandatory Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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Why gas always costs more in California

Gas prices in the United States have slid from their all-time peak in fall 2022, but there are drivers in at least one state who still pull up to the pump and cringe.