As temperatures soar across the Lower Mainland, gas prices also continue to climb.
Last week, petroleum analyst Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, predicated Vancouver drivers would expect to pay $1.70 per litre for gasoline. The last record set in Vancouver was in the summer of 2019, when gasoline prices hit $1.72 per litre.
Now, McTeague says prices at Vancouver gas stations will "finally" fall a couple of cents a litre on Wednesday (June 30) to "a high of 168.9 cents a litre."
The drop in prices at the pumps may not hold over Wednesday night, however. McTeague expects there will be a rise of "at least a 1 cent increase" Thursday.
⛽️ Price ⚠️: #Vancouver #GasPrices to fall (finally) 2 cents a litre Wednesday to a high of 168.9 cents a litre. This may not hold for Thursday as we are expecting at least a 1 cent increase.
— Dan McTeague (@GasPriceWizard) June 29, 2021
Where the cheapest places to get gas are in Metro Vancouver
The cheapest place to get gas in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday (June 29) is the Fox station at 5894 Marine Drive in Burnaby at 162.2 cents per litre.
Photo via GasBuddy.comIf you live closer to Langley or the Fraser Valley a Super Save and Canco are selling gas for 163.5 cents per litre.
Photo via GasBuddy.comA Petro Canada in Richmond and a Chevron in Port Moody are each selling gas for 165.5 cents per litre.
Photo via GasBuddy.comA Petro-Canada in Pitt Meadows and a Shell and an Esso in Maple Ridge are all selling gas for 166.5 cents per litre.
Photo via GasBuddy.comA Petro-Canada in Richmond and a Shell in Surrey are selling gas for 167.4 cents per litre.
Photo via GasBuddy.comIf you need to fill up your tank in Vancouver specifically and don't mind paying a little bit more, here are the ten cheapest gas stations.
With files from Nelson Bennett / Business In Vancouver.
