Isn't California gasoline generally more expensive because it requires a more stringent formulation of gasoline and so only a handful of refineries produce that

Isn't California gasoline generally more expensive because it requires a more stringent formulation of gasoline and so only a handful of refineries produce that?[1][2] I imagine if the whole country used the California standard then gas prices in California would go down. I don't know how much it would go up in the rest of the country though. Really we should just ditch gas. The political drama from the last 50+ years over oil alone seems like a no-brainer for anything but gasoline, even if it costs more. [1] https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/gasoline/about https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/gasoline/about [2] https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article259190893.html https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article259190893.html