Republicans Say Gas Prices Will Go Up 65 Cents. Researchers Aren’t as Sure.
Controversial changes to fuel regulations, imposed by the California Air Resources Board, will take effect Tuesday. Some state Republican lawmakers are telling consumers to brace for a 65-cent price hike. Researchers say an increase of that magnitude is unlikely and even less likely to happen all at once, in part because of political uncertainty surrounding the regulation program known as the low-carbon fuel standard.