One gas station in California charging $7.59 a gallon and warnings that prices won’t fall until NOVEMBER
- The national average price of gasoline jumped to $4.17 on Tuesday, shattering the prior record set in 2008
- Experts at GasBuddy project that prices will remain above $4 at least until November
- Crude oil prices are soaring over supply disruptions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Biden is set to announce a ban on Russian oil, which accounts for 7% of US foreign oil imports
A fuel expert has warned Americans to conserve gas after prices rocketed to their highest rate ever and drivers were warned they’d stay high until November.
Patrick De Haan of consumer group GasBuddy spoke as average prices hit $4.173 a gallon, with one town in California witnessing eye-watering $7.59 a gallon gasoline tolls
De Haan tweeted: ‘Everyone’s focused on one side of the equation for getting more oil to satisfy our waste, our inefficient driving behavior, etc. When will Americans learn to conserve? Do your part- drive efficiently, take mass transit, or don’t, and prices go higher and for longer.
‘My goodness people- I’m not asking people who clearly need fuel to stay home, I’m asking the those who drive to work when they COULD take an alternative to do so.’
He spoke as the national average price of gasoline in the US has hit its highest level ever, as a ban on Russian oil imports looms and the attack on Ukraine causes pain at the pump for Americans.
On Tuesday, regular gasoline hit $4.173 per gallon on average, up 11 cents in just one day and 72 cents higher from a month ago, shattering the prior national record of $4.11 set in 2008, according to the AAA Gas Price Index.