Ottawa fuel costs have reached a file excessive, and one professional says they are going to enhance additional all through the weekend.
The typical fuel value in Ottawa reached $1.50 per litre on Friday morning. They're anticipated to go up one other penny on Saturday and one more on Sunday.
"We're taking a look at $1.52, $1.53 on the excessive finish," Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Inexpensive Power, informed CTV Morning Dwell. "These are all file costs."
The rising fuel prices come as costs of crude oil rises. A barrel of crude reached $90 U.S. on Wednesday, the best it has been since 2014.
"They don't seem to be more likely to decelerate," McTeague stated. "If we go to $100 oil, we may see that state of affairs of $1.60 a litre."
McTeague stated provide chain constraints, tensions in Ukraine, the weak spot of the Canadian greenback are additionally contributing elements.
Ottawa motorists have been shocked to search out costs at $1.50 a litre Friday.
"It is the primary time I've seen that, for certain," stated Martin. "I am not going to fill it full."
Lara Nasrallah referred to as fuel costs, "insane."
"Fuel costs are going up like loopy," stated Nasrallah Friday afternoon. "Cannot put the keys away, I've to work; so, I do not know what we will do."
The CAA presents a number of tricks to lower down on gasoline consumption, together with getting all of your errands completed in a single journey as an alternative of a number of small journeys.
“You need to be sure that the tire pressures are at correct inflation, we’re on the excellent temperature proper now the place they'll fluctuate," stated Mike Schmidt, CAA North-East Ontario operations supervisor.
"Plan your journeys, we've all this superb know-how - we’ve received the Google maps, we’ve received the Waze, the Apple maps; we’ve received all the things navigation in our automobiles. These methods are designed to get you to the quickest, most effective routes attainable."
Fuel costs hit $1.50 a litre in Ottawa on Friday. (Peter Szperling/CTV Information Ottawa)
Fuel on sale in Kanata for $1.51 per litre on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (CTV Morning Dwell)
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