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Old 04-15-2009   #1
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Energy department predicting summer gas high of 2.30/ gallon

REPORT: Energy Department predicting summer gas price high of just $2.30/gallon [w/POLL]

by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 15th 2009 at 2:57PM

Click on the image above to take our summer of 2009 gas price poll

We've heard it a million times: What's good for General Motors is good for America. Well, if low gas prices are good for America (and that is a debatable point), then Charles Wilson's saying does not work the other way around. According to USA Today, the U.S. Energy Information Administration is predicting that gasoline prices will hover around $2.23-$2.42 between now and the end of 2010, with a summer high of just $2.30 this year.

Why does GM care about this? Because they need higher prices to make their forthcoming Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in more appealing. GM has already admitted that the Volt's price tag will be connected to the price of gas when the plug-in car goes on sale at the end of 2010. Before he was booted, then-CEO Rick Wagoner said that $4 gallons were not the worst idea.

Why does the EIA think that $3 gasoline isn't on the horizon any time soon? Because of low demand and low global crude prices. The weak economy and surplus oil production capacity don't help one bit, either. Diesel fans could feel like winners, though: the EIA thinks that diesel prices might soon drop below gasoline for the first time in two years.

What do you think the average price of gasoline will be this summer? Click on the jump and place your best guess in our poll!
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Old 04-15-2009   #2
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Re: Energy department predicting summer gas high of 2.30/ gallon

Sounds good to me!
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Old 04-15-2009   #3
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Re: Energy department predicting summer gas high of 2.30/ gallon

I won't be rocking anything electric, any time soon. Lower gas prices = happier Brandon
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Re: Energy department predicting summer gas high of 2.30/ gallon

That would be just fine with me!
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Re: Energy department predicting summer gas high of 2.30/ gallon

as long as it doesnt hit the $3.99 mark ever again....i'm happy with anything under 2.50
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Old 04-15-2009   #6
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as long as it doesnt hit the $3.99 mark ever again....i'm happy with anything under 2.50
hell yeah, x2 to that one!
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