However, he noted that there is a “mystery surcharge” that California drivers are paying on top of the 58 cents. Take note that drivers in the state are paying $1.17 more per gallon of gas than their peers in other states.
Borenstein suggested that the state should set up a commission with real resources to investigate the cause of the mystery surcharge.”
In January, 19 state lawmakers requested Attorney General Xavier Becerra to investigate the “unexplained surcharge.”
Democratic Assemblyman Marc Levine, said, “This mystery surcharge happens between the refinery and retail purchase by the consumer. This is a punitive, abusive practice that Californians are paying.”
