Iran’s gasoline consumption has hit an all-time record of 76 million litres a day, putting pressure on the government to reduce its subsidy on the consumer price.

The rise in gasoline consumption, an increase of 1.2 million liters a day compared with the previous week, reflects the beginning of the summer driving season, state media said. Drivers in Tehran accounted for about 5.5 per cent of consumption, or 14.2 million litres per day.
Iranian refineries produce around 40 million litres of gasoline a day.
The balance is imported from countries in and outside the region, making Iran one of the biggest buyers of gasoline in the world. Many of the country's seven million cars and around eight million motorcycles are assembled by the state auto company, which has few fuel efficiency standards.
Iran paid around $760 per metric ton of gasoline before a new round of oil-price hikes in the aftermath of Israel’s offensive in Lebanon, according to the National Iranian Oil Company. The price of imported gasoline is now much higher, close to $800 a tonne.
Gas is sold at the pump at 800 rials, or 8 US cents per litre making it one of the cheapest in the world.