Canadian Gas prices soar nationwide; at $1.37 in Vancouver
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[quote]A surge in prices at the pumps across Canada -- including an average of $1.37 per litre price tag in Vancouver -- has led frustrated drivers to call for a gas boycott.
More than a million people have joined the "Don't buy gas on April 15th" group on Facebook as cities across North America deal with yet another surge in prices ahead of the weekend.
Vancouverites are seeing the country's highest average gas prices, while Montreal ($1.35), and Halifax ($1.33) rate second and third.
Here's a look at Canada's ten most expensive places to buy gas (according to GasBuddy.com):
* Vancouver: $1.37
* Montreal: $1.36
* Halifax: $1.33
* Quebec City: $1.32
* Toronto: $1.32
* Hamilton: $1.31
* Kitchener-Waterloo: $1.30
* London: $1.30
* Barrie: $1.29
* Victoria: $1.29
In Toronto, the average price per litre skyrocketed to $1.32 on Friday morning, the highest the city has seen in three years. The hike was 3.4 cents higher than Thursday's average price, leading to lineups at the pumps as drivers hurried to fill their tanks before the hike took effect at midnight.
One year ago, before rising oil prices and the province's implementation of the harmonized sales tax, motorists in Toronto were paying $1.00 for a litre of regular gasoline.
The good news for Torontonians desperate for an affordable pre-weekend fill-up is that a handful of gas stations are still charging in the low $1.20 range, according to TorontoGasPrices.com, which monitors stations throughout the area.
Canada's national average price was just above $1.28 per litre on Friday, with the lowest prices found in Alberta (just under $1.18 in some areas), and the highest in Newfoundland, at more than $1.38.
While gas prices are still much cheaper in the United States, they have risen there for 24 days in a row, and are now above US$4 per gallon (about CAN$1.02 per litre). The prices mirror those of the summer of 2008, just before the world economic crash hit the U.S. with particular ferocity.
Analysts attribute the recent gas price spike to higher oil prices, which have been affected by the conflict in Libya. Crude prices have risen 28 per cent the uprising there began in mid-February.
Energy consultant Mike Ervin says there is a much stronger demand for gasoline now than there was in 2008, but believes prices have peaked for the next while.[/quote]
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I would not be suprised at all if I was seeing 1.50/L prices by the summer and almost 2.00/L by next winter.
How much is this in U.S. money?
Edit: NVM, 1.50 in Canadian $ is about 1.56 in U.S $
[QUOTE=DesumThePanda;29207877]How much is this in U.S. money?[/QUOTE]
1.37 Canadian dollars = 1.4263 US dollars
[url]http://www.google.com/search?q=1.37+CAD+to+USD[/url]
[QUOTE=DesumThePanda;29207877]How much is this in U.S. money?[/QUOTE]
Almost the same. Our dollars are only a few cents off of parity.
[QUOTE=LittleDogX;29207915]1.37 Canadian dollars = 1.4263 US dollars[/QUOTE]
And before you say "so what?", this is per liter. If it were per gallon it would be 5.42 US dollars
Damn it.
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if its 1.37 per liter im guessing thats around $4.20 USD a gallon
-snip- my stupid American measuring system has screwed me over.
[QUOTE=elitehakor v2;29207943]And before you say "so what?", this is per liter. If it were per gallon it would be 5.42 US dollars[/QUOTE]
hoyl shit
[QUOTE=MeMassiveFag;29207958]if its 1.37 per liter im guessing thats around $4.20 USD a gallon[/QUOTE]
Oh, per liter
Damn, need to read the OP more, turns out Canada's in the shitter.
$1.294 in my town right now.
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[QUOTE=DesumThePanda;29207982]Oh, per liter
Damn, need to read the OP more, turns out Canada's in the shitter.[/QUOTE]
The high gas prices are actually why our dollar is stronger than yours right now
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29208349]$1.294 in my town right now.
[editline]15th April 2011[/editline]
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Oh man I'm .005 cents short, let me go ask someone for a half a penny, thanks for waiting.
The high gas prices are actually why our dollar is stronger than yours right now
And this is exactly why we drive down to the states for filling up the gas tank each time.
We would often bring back a few cans in the trunk so we don't have to visit the states again for at least a month solely for gas.
[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;29208380]Oh man I'm .005 cents short, let me go ask someone for a half a penny, thanks for waiting.[/QUOTE]
Most Canadian gas stations have the gas priced in cents and tenths of a cent, mine says 129.4 for example.
[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;29208380]Oh man I'm .005 cents short, let me go ask someone for a half a penny, thanks for waiting.
The high gas prices are actually why our dollar is stronger than yours right now[/QUOTE]
You do know that US gas prices have an extra 0.009 tacked onto the end, right?
Why isn't canada going overseas for oil like the us then?
[QUOTE=crackberry;29209798]Why isn't canada going overseas for oil like the us then?[/QUOTE]
Because short of what we get off Alberta, Hibernia, and the oilsands we don't have the technology or willingness to do so.
I'm in vancouver D:
Talk about having a cry. Our average price in Australia has been ~135c/L for a long time now. Every now and again it goes up to ~150. Having to buy premium fuel, I pay ~160 on average.
Considering we have a higher dollar value than the US... well.. you do the math.
Just did a quick check. Currently the best price is 154.9
It would be much cheaper for them to use maple syrup as fuel.
You know because their canadian and have shit tons of it
[QUOTE=The Pwnapple;29210044]It would be much cheaper for them to use maple syrup as fuel.
You know because their canadian and have shit tons of it[/QUOTE]
we could grind up some hockey pucks eh
God damn. So much getting a car this year.
Over $2/L in NZ
Good thing the Toyota Celica gets 30mpg. Ricer haters be hating.
We're on 1.74313 USD per Liter at the moment in New Zealand.
Quit your whining, it's 2.34 USD/liter over here.
In the Netherlands we currently pay €1.75 a liter.
:sigh:
I wish those prices were here at Germany, because $ 1.37 / l is actually cheap (0.94 € /l). I think we had those comparable prices more than 1 decade ago in Germany.
We currently have $ 2.3 / l here (1.6 € / l). Stop whining.
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