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Mar 28, 2011 | 3:39 pm

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Originally Posted by ajax

I have no doubt there are regional disparities.

But according to the EIA, the average cost of petrol in the US is $3.59 (and in Chicago $3.75):

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petro...home_page.html

It is, now. In January, I was paying in the $2.75 range per gallon in Plano, TX, while it was $7.75-8.00 per gallon in Wimbledon, South London.

I forgot to ask, in your calculations from the earlier post, did you take into account the difference in the size of the Imperial vs. the US Gallon? I think the US gallon is about 20% smaller than an imperial gallon.

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