What a difference a year makes. Greater Victoria motorists were filling up at the pump for $1.48 a litre in April 2021, blissfully unaware that just a year later they would consider themselves lucky if they could find a litre for under two bucks.
Most stations around Victoria were selling regular gas at $1.94.9 a litre on March 31, with motorists able to save 10 cents a litre if they were willing to make the drive out to Costco in Langford. According to gasbuddy.com, thatB次元官网网址檚 even higher than the $1.89.9 seen at most stations around the Lower Mainland, while drivers in Prince George forked over $1.93.9 and Vernon drivers enjoyed the downright bargain price of $1.75.9 per litre.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February sent global crude prices soaring and resulted in some drivers paying upwards of $2.20 per litre of gas in Metro Vancouver, despite the fact that Russian oil makes up a small fraction of Canadian energy imports.
The skyrocketing prices at the pump prompted Premier John Horgan to announce that B.C. drivers will receive a one-time rebate from ICBC of up to $110 for individuals and $165 for commercial drivers.
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The gasoline sticker shock also had many considering a switch to electric vehicles.
Ben Jillings, finance manager at Victoria Hyundai, said theyB次元官网网址檝e been taking EV/hybrid orders at about double the rate they normally would since the end of February. They took 85 in the four days leading up to March 15 alone.
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