Average price for a gallon of gas in Russia: $1.66
In recent days, gas prices have skyrocketed to all-time highs.
According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), the national average price of regular unleaded gas has reached $4.25 per gallon as of March 21st, 2022. This is the first time since 2008 that gas prices had exceeded the $4 per gallon mark.
The price of gas was already rising two weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, owing to the increased demand due to the lifting of COVID restrictions. But, as Visual Capitalist’s Raul Amoros details below, when the war broke out, the price of regular gas jumped 41¢ during the first week. This surge in prices could add up to $2,000 in annual cost to the average American household.
While the price at the pump sits at $4.25 per gallon on average, it’s worth mentioning that prices range quite substantially depending on the state. California has the highest average price at $5.86 per gallon. On the other extreme, Kansas has an average price of $3.77 per gallon.
Where is Gas the Most Expensive in America?
There are eight states where gas prices are above $4.50 per gallon, and three states where the price is above $5: California, Hawaii, and Nevada.
Here are the 10 states or districts with the highest gas prices:
Where is Gas the Least Expensive in America?
There are 16 states where gas prices are under $4 per gallon. Here are the 10 states with the lowest gas prices:
There are a few reasons why gas prices can vary from state to state. State taxes play a big role in the final price at the pump, and they can range from 57.6¢ per gallon in Pennsylvania to 8¢ per gallon in Alaska.
Proximity to refineries is another contributing factor for cheaper gas. States like Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama often have lower prices than other regions.
When Will Gas Prices Go Down?
Gas prices were on the rise due to an oil supply shortage. When war broke out, there was an additional price surge due to sanctions or bans on Russian oil exports by the West.
It’s also worth noting that even as the price of oil begins to fall once again, there is typically a lag before prices at the pump begin to ease for consumers.
The Energy Information Administration projects that average spot price of Brent crude oil will be $105.22 per barrel this year, a $22 difference compared to its original February forecast. As a result, many experts are expecting that gas prices could stay near or above $4 per gallon for the rest of the year.
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Should put the price of diesel. It is over $5/gal across the nation. The price of gas affects us in terms of the average person commuting, but we can make cuts. Truckers that transport our goods don’t have that choice and they use diesel. I remember when diesel was much cheaper than gas until the green freaks had to go and require ultra low sulfur, increasing its refining process and overall cost.
Add in the cost of DEF, also required by the greenies, and trucker’s expenses have skyrocketed the past 25 years.
And tractors! Went to look at upgrading my 30hp to a 50-60hp and they have DPFs on them and some are using DEF. I said no way and walked out.
I have to ask, are the truckers allowed to pass a percentage or part of the cost of higher diesel fuel on through to the customer? I thought this was something that was addressed back in the 70’s during the big truckers strike over the cost of fuel.
They have periodically added a fuel surcharge to their rates. The surcharge is not subject to any discount the customer may qualify for. They have so many rates that it is difficult and sometimes impossible to change rates (due to long-term contracts), but surcharges are easy to add/change.
Far as i know, diesel is one of the first products to be derived early in the refining process…Makes perfect economic sense as to why it ALWAYS cost so much.
Never mind the fact that most of the fracking products were/are destined for synthetic material production…And Pharmaceuticals. The natural gas typically burned off.
Winning bigly.
Backpacked all over Europe summer of ’81, had a ‘Eurail’ pass as well. Class distinction was ALREADY well established there, then. The avg. price for gas, $ US, was at least as high if not higher what it is here, now.
Control the movement of the people, clearly. No need to have a speed limit on the Autobahn when the MAJORITY of the people couldn’t afford the gas price, let alone a vehicle to put it in. The people that drove, in large part, were ‘Above The Law’. Hauntingly Familiar.
Before Drudge© went to the dark side, Completely, there were frequent stories inquiring…”Are we living in a simulation?”
You would read a story about ‘The Weather’, and how it affected…oranges/coffee/other commodities…Some coincidental time later…Prices for those through the roof.
The Tales are getting Taller by the minute.
Also worth noting: Maryland, for example was in the top ten MOST expensive gas but 2 weeks ago (R) Gov Larry Hogan suspended all gas taxes (60c a gallon+ drop) and now Maryland is in the top-10 least expensive.
Now if the Feds would suspend gas tax too they would really show they gave a chit about us.
Thanks, Javelin. Maryland appeared an anomaly at first. High prices on the leftist coasts, low prices in the south and “flyover” states. I wonder what other states are waiving gas tax now. Georgia in the old days was famous for its low gas tax. Our route to PA from LA on US11 took in one corner of Georgia. My father always timed his gas purchases so we’d need gas in Georgia–apparently a common thing, as the couple of gas stations we saw were always busy–and that’s when gasoline was .20 a gallon!
Come on man “Gas prices were on the rise due to an oil supply shortage.” Bullshit, Iran and Venezuela have been mostly shut down from sections not shortage. And the criminal Biden regime has limited production of US oil. There is no worldwide shortage.
For every governmental action, there is a triple and opposite reaction.
I remember 1973 gas lines and odd/even license plates for buying gas every other day due to a “worldwide” shortage. Miraculously, after the price got up, the shortage disappeared. Today it’s a different deal. Then the producers and refiners wanted more money back in ’73. Today, we have governments preventing supply and forcing prices up to get us out of gasoline cars. Ironically, if we actually started buying electric cars, neither the supplies of lithium and cobalt nor the electric grid could supply what the socialist criminal greenie democrats are demanding.
Ask a real scientist about the environmental impact of lithium mining–especially what could happen to the water supply in the American west if the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada was fully exploited. Ask about how many thousand gallons of water PER MINUTE will be required, and the waste water contamination of the aquifer. No…electric cars aren’t green. They’re dark brown!
Finally how about the battery sticker shock a few years down the road when cars are needing new batteries for a price equal to half the original price of the car! My 2000 Subaru with 230,000 miles, if it were electric would nearing its second $16,000 battery replacement.
WillyB, you not only hit the nail on the head, you used a sledge hammer to hit it with.
The elite do not want you to drive an electric car. They want you to be as the bible says wayfaring men. That means put one foot in front of the other. (WALKING). For some they might get a bicycle! To keep older folks home they will require them to use unicycles. According to the UN agenda those of us who manage to remain alive will live in cities to work for the elite. Mess up and you will join those at the mortuary. The elite have no use for mankind, just enough grunts to build their toys and serve their drinks and meals. They are the personification of evil.
O/T , but I know HSF and other TBP farmers will love this. You will eat ze plastic and be happy.
New Study Shows Microplastics Found in Human Blood for the First Time in History
USDA certified . You trust the government to keep you safe and healthy don’t you?
This TikToker was fired after exposing how plastics are getting into pig feed
https://mobile.twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1492529680326578178
Just one more reason I’m so glad to be a vegetarian.
My dad’s parents were farmers starting about 1915 or 1916 — organic the whole way – crops, dairy herd, chickens, hogs — and I loved the taste of the fresh meat we used to bring home multiple times a year. No antibiotics, no hormones, no fertilizers (except cow and chicken manure) and herbicides/pesticides … and grandpa’s farm won awards annually for the quality of his animals and his produce (corn and alfalfa, primarily).
I wouldn’t trust meat today — especially anything raised commercially … what with all of the hormones and antibiotics and garbage they’re given and fed … no thanks.
I hate to ask but, how do you know you are safe from all the other sources of plastic?
Read this first article. It’s not just about pigs. Its about plastic waste in the environment and plastic drinking containers.
Read about bottled water!
I went total vegetarian for about three years , and felt 20 years younger, but during the Covid stupid, because my favorite restaurant that served veggie dishes closed and huge amounts of personal relations stupid, I slipped back into meat diet and mostly undone all the health improvements I had gained in those three years. Now I back on the straight and narrow and starting to feel better again.
I read that vegetarians need a daily B-12 supplement, because B-12 can only be easily obtained from meat. Carnitene is also usually only obtained from red meat.
However, it appears to me that a well planned vegetarian diet can provide most of eh nutrients needed. For example, beans & rice and some other combinations will give you a complete protein.
As do meat eaters..
Beans and corn eaten within 4 hours of each other combines to form complex proteins. Think poor Mexicans who exist on corn tortillas and refried beans. Our church supports a children’s home there and the meal plan is 3 bean burritos for breakfast, lunch and supper. Occasional bits of meat and fresh fruit are donated by locals who have extra.
But those things add so much flavor!
30 minutes ago I paid 30 bucks for 6.66 gallons of 89 oct..
And no one even remembers marc rich, who created the spot market, Pardoned by ‘slick willy’ clinton on his way outta the door.
https://booksvooks.com/fullbook/the-king-of-oil-the-secret-lives-of-marc-rich-pdf.html?page=12&part=1#:~:text=In%20the%201970s%2C%20Rich%20and%20a%20handful%20of,functioning%2C%20competitive%20market.%20They%20invented%20the%20spot%20market.
Yes…gas is cheaper in Russia. Guess what. The average monthly wage in Russia is about 20% of the average monthly wage in the USA. To the average person in Russia life isn’t any better than it’s been for the average American lately.
The ONLY people doing well are the rich and powerful. A story as old as time.