Rising fuel costs - even for a hybrid-SUV
Posted: Monday, May 05, 2008 4:27 PM
By Kevin Corke, NBC News White House Correspondent
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – We're on the road in Indiana, talking to motorists about the rising cost of gas – which according to the latest Lundberg survey is up 15 cents a gallon over the past two weeks.
At Joe's Junction, a busy gas stop in Indianapolis regular gas goes for $3.71 a gallon and diesel tops $4.04 a gallon – about 9 cents higher than the national average.
It cost us about $48 to fill up the Mean Green Machine – our satellite transmission vehicle –which is a midsize hybrid-SUV.
Down the road at a Pilot truck stop in Pendleton, Ali Wolfe has seen the prices climb quite a bit during her six years behind the counter.
"I can remember when it cost a buck a gallon," she said. "Business hasn't dropped off any, but folks gripe a little more about the price. We pay more too you know, they're not alone, I'll tell you that."
It's all relative. They could be driving in San Francisco or Honolulu where gas cost even more.
