New Yorkers may have to find a new place to fill up their tank. One of the state's three biggest gas station chains confirmed massive closures.

According to ScrapeHero, Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell are the biggest gas stations in the Empire State.

Can you guess which gas station chain has the most locations in the Empire State?

Exxon, BP, Shell Are New York's Biggest Gas Station Chains

BP and Shell round out New York's three biggest gas station chains. Below are the number of locations and how many hometowns each are located in:

 

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Shell Closing 1,000 Locations

Focus On Rising Petrol Pump Prices
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In 2024, Shell, New York's third biggest gas station chain, confirmed plans to close 1,000 locations. 500 were set to close in 2024 and the other 500 in 2025.

Locations weren't announced.

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Reason For Massive Shell Closures

Shell officials believe the demand for gas will continue to decrease, especially in the 2030s, due to the rise in the popularity of hybrid or electric vehicles.

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Shell hopes to sell closed locations and use the money to upgrade its network with low-carbon energy solutions

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Shell purchased Volta, a charging company in 2023.

Do you remember the price of gas when you were born or when you started driving? Find out below:

LOOK: See how much gasoline cost the year you started driving

To find out more about how has the price of gas changed throughout the years, Stacker ran the numbers on the cost of a gallon of gasoline for each of the last 84 years. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (released in April 2020), we analyzed the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline from 1976 to 2020 along with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for unleaded regular gasoline from 1937 to 1976, including the absolute and inflation-adjusted prices for each year.

Read on to explore the cost of gas over time and rediscover just how much a gallon was when you first started driving.

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