Regular unleaded gasoline is soaring upward across the area and nationwide, but that doesn’t hold a candle to the diesel price spike in recent weeks. Currently, the price for diesel fuel statewide is aiming toward seven dollars a gallon.
Gasbuddy-dot-com analyst Patrick DeHaan blames not just the war in Iran—but one between Russia and the Ukraine—for skyrocketing diesel prices.
Indiana drivers have been insulated from the full cost of unleaded gas increasex, due to the state’s suspension of gasoline and excise taxes. Right now, that extension is set to expire early next month.
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