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This photograph taken on August 26, 2022 on Highway 1 in Gorda, Caifornia, USA, shows an AmeriCo petrol station. (Photo by Robyn Beck \/ AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/p>\n
BIG SUR, Calif. – Gas prices have been soaring, leading to a lot of pain at the pump, but a station in a scenic community along California\u2019s coast just might take the cake, with premium gas going for $9.99 a gallon.<\/p>\n
The small remote hamlet of Gorda in the Big Sur region of Monterey County has only one gas station. A rustic-looking AmeriCo petrol station, also known as Gorda by the Sea, sits next to a general store, along Highway 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gas station is no stranger to the attention it receives for its unusually high costs. With a history of high prices, it\u2019s made headlines in the past on this issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Running on diesel\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
Beyond its remote location, making fuel transport delivery harder and more costly, the community operates on an off-grid, localized power system. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Gorda does not rely on PG&E for its electricity. Instead, the community runs on diesel-powered generators, according to residents. \u00a0<\/p>\n
A gas station employee explained that the constant demand for diesel drives up the prices for all fuel, including gas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Big picture view:<\/p>\n
Fuel prices around the world have been surging as the war in Iran continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nationally, for the first time since 2022, the average for regular unleaded topped $4 a gallon this week.<\/p>\n
“Crude oil prices have been surging, surpassing $100\/barrel, as the conflict in the Middle East continues and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed,” AAA experts said in a new release<\/a> on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here in California, where prices have historically been higher compared to most of the country, the average for regular unleaded hit $5.89 on Thursday, according to AAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n Local perspective:<\/p>\n In the Bay Area, Sonoma, Napa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties had the highest averages, all topping $6.<\/p>\n Solano County had the lowest, averaging about $5.83 for a gallon of regular unleaded, AAA figures showed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n ![\"Diesel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/qlou1s5l70pphd7v.jpg\")
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