<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Fuel price explainers</title><link>https://whatgascosts.pages.dev</link><description>Fuel price explainers</description><item><title>Why California gasoline costs more</title><link>https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/california-price-gap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/california-price-gap/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Fuel specifications, supply connections and policy costs help explain California’s price gap.</description></item><item><title>How the Canadian dollar changes your pump price</title><link>https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/canadian-dollar-pump-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/canadian-dollar-pump-price/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A worked explanation of the currency link between dollar-priced crude and Canadian fuel costs.</description></item><item><title>What a crack spread tells you about diesel prices</title><link>https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/crack-spread-diesel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/crack-spread-diesel/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why crude oil and finished fuel can move differently, and why a refining margin is not net profit.</description></item><item><title>How European fuel taxes work</title><link>https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/european-fuel-taxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/european-fuel-taxes/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Separate excise, VAT and the pretax price before comparing European pump prices.</description></item><item><title>How to read a fuel-price breakdown</title><link>https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/read-fuel-price-breakdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/read-fuel-price-breakdown/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Understand what each part of a pump price measures, and what a breakdown cannot tell you.</description></item><item><title>Why Vancouver pays a different fuel price</title><link>https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/vancouver-fuel-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whatgascosts.pages.dev/blog/vancouver-fuel-prices/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Local levies, Pacific supply and currency all matter when comparing Vancouver with the rest of Canada.</description></item></channel></rss>