Gas prices in the US & Canada are back to high points for 2018, and within ~8c of a multi-year high in the US.
UPDATE, April 17: 3 weeks later, prices are now at 2+ year highs, touching 2.74 / gallon in the U.S.
Have normal people started to notice yet? Or are the crew-cab pick-up truck commuter vehicles still flying off the lots?
I know they've noticed in Vancouver, B.C., which recently hit
all-time highs (owing to a combination of factors including refinery issues affecting supply).
I think I've been seeing more "5 ways to save gas" types of news alerts than usual lately.
But what really made me take notice was last week 2 friends emailed me out of the blue asking about fuel-saving cars.
One wanted to know the best fuel-miser for his once-a-week 800 km / 500 mi round-trip commute (commercial pilot who drives to Toronto for his 3-day shift flying the giant jets around the world). Previously this was never a topic of conversation.
Another (musician / music teacher who drives to gigs around the area) wanted to know my opinion of the Nissan Leaf EV.
On the other hand, they both already drive 4-cylinder compacts (Impreza 5-speed; non-ECO-Cruze automatic). So maybe they don't really count as normies?