Plenty of New Jerseyans like the fact that they live in the only U.S. state that prohibits self-serve at the gas pump, according to a poll out of Monmouth University.
As lawmakers aim to give New Jersey motorists the option of pumping their own gas, a poll released on Thursday suggests that most people would stay in their cars if the law were ever to change.
New Jersey is the last state where self-serve gasoline isn't allowed. The bill would require full-serve pumps at stations with more than four dispensers.
Gas stations had to clear out inventory bought at the old tax rate and don't get refunds on it. Now higher crude oil and wholesale prices will negate any drop.
With the state now offering rebates on electric cars, lawmakers are turning attention to another possible car of the future – those with hydrogen fuel cells.