With Gas Prices Rising, Summer Trips Could Be Costly
If you're planning any road trips this summer, get ready to pay up at the pump.
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If you're planning any road trips this summer, get ready to pay up at the pump.
In the Twin Cities, the gasoline is up 7 cents. WCCO looks at why this is happening and how you can compensate for the surge.
Crude oil prices are at the highest level in more than three years and expected to climb higher, pushing up gasoline prices along the way.
Just as one holiday road trip comes to an end, we're hearing that we shouldn't expect any Christmas presents in the gas prices department.
As sure as the sun goes down, drivers get worried when the cost of gas goes up. And if you take a quick cruise across the Twin Cities, you'll notice a steady climb in the price at the pump.
Labor Day weekend is the last big travel weekend of the summer. And it's coming at a time when gas prices here and across the country are on the rise.
The U.S. refines 17 million barrels of crude a day. About 15 percent of those refineries had to be closed due to Hurricane Harvey.
If you need to top off your gas tank, you might want to wait to find the best day to do it.
We could see the trend continue. Gas prices could go up another 20 to 40 cents by Memorial Day.
As people head home this week for Thanksgiving, there is one thing many are thankful for: Falling gas prices.
Officials with AAA said Monday that the average price for a gallon of gas across the Twin Cities fell to $1.99.
Gas prices could be increasing in the next few days. OPEC nations have reached a preliminary deal to cut oil production for the first time in eight years.
Gasoline prices in North Dakota have increased during the past week, averaging $2.26 a gallon. GasBuddy.com says average prices Sunday were about 10 cents higher compared to last month, but still more than 19 cents per gallon lower than during the same period a year ago.
Our prices at the pump are heading in the right direction again.
Good news for those hoping to hit the road this summer -- gas prices will be at their lowest in years. A government forecast said the price for a gallon of gas should average $2.27 cents through September.
The travel organization AAA says it's expecting more than 34 million Americans to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend as gas prices are the lowest they've been in more than a decade.
Gas prices across the Twin Cities are slowly on the rise. Prices are up more than 10 cents from the end of April.
Gasoline prices continue to rise in North Dakota by more than a dime a week.
It's becoming a joy for motorists to pull up to the pump as gas prices continue to drop toward levels not seen in years, if not decades. Friday's national average is $1.69, but prices are even better in the Twin Cities.
Gas prices are continuing to spiral downward. Minnesota drivers are paying an average $1.73 a gallon to fill up this Tuesday, which 15 cents per gallon down from where prices were a month ago.
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As 2015 went one, gas prices went down. In fact, AAA said we enjoyed the second-cheapest gas prices in a decade. The national average was just $2.40 a gallon last year. That's nearly a dollar cheaper than 2014.
It's on track to be the busiest holiday for travel ever, and the American Auto Association (AAA) says you can credit that to falling gas prices.
Some of you may have noticed that your gas bill is cheaper- and it's not just because you're using less gas to heat your home.
Across the country, gas prices are the lowest they've been since 2009. Right now in Minnesota, a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline goes for an average of $1.90. That's down 50 cents from what it was a year ago.
