Autos · Facts & sources
4 sourced facts about gasoline and the fuel market, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer43.4%
Natural gas is the single largest source of U.S. electricity, ahead of coal, nuclear, and renewables.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2024) eia.gov
Answerabout 8.94 million barrels/day
The U.S. is the world's largest gasoline consumer by far.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2023) eia.gov
Answer18.4 cents/gallon
It hasn't been raised since 1993, though states add their own taxes on top.
Source: Wikipedia, citing EIA data en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 114,474
The number of U.S. gas stations has actually been shrinking for decades, down from over 121,000 in 2002.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (via Wikipedia) (2012) en.wikipedia.org