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Trump-promoted Freedom Fuel gas stations are opening around Philly. Here’s what we know.
A number of Freedom Fuel stations are opening across the region, but a lot remains unclear how they're offering cheaper fuel prices.
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Philadelphia-area drivers can now fill up their tanks with less-expensive gasoline promoted by President Donald Trump’s administration, but details on the entire enterprise remain scarce.
...A lot remains unclear, including the names of the participating businesses and how they are able to sell gasoline cheaper than nearby competitors.
...A White House spokesperson said the Freedom Fuel Network was a private company and not a government program, adding that the company was not purchasing gasoline at a discount and that the administration has not provided funding. The spokesperson said the business was simply making gas more affordable for drivers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey but did not elaborate.
...Beyond that, not much information was available beyond the White House social media post and a statement made by Trump, who wrote on his Truth Social account last week that a “very smart retailer” located throughout the Northeast was “stepping up” to offer a discount at the pump.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, crunched the numbers and said there was no profitable way for Freedom Fuel stations to sell gas so cheaply.
“Stations selling at this price, it’s not sustainable,” De Haan said. “Generally, when losses happen, somebody’s got to pay for it.”
Sure, cheap gas is great for consumers, but selling gas below the cost of gas is what cartels do to get rid of competitors; then, when competition is gone, prices go up. But who knows, this could be on the up and up.
