Gas-price analysis flawed.

• Author: Mitchell, Warren
• Position: Readers Respond - Letter to the Editor

Jeff Rundles may believe, though totally incorrectly, that "there's not a person out there who believes that the price of gasoline in the United States has anything to do with supply and demand." And that "everyone believes, at the core, that it's manipulated, and perhaps illegally manipulated." ("Price hikes fuel empty feeling," June).

Fact: There are more gas-burning vehicles in the U.S. than ever in history.

Fact: The largest-selling vehicles in 2003 were, in order: the Ford F-Series pickups, the Chevrolet Silverado and Dodge Ram pickups. Add to that the infusion of gasoline engines in China, and there are some educated...