National average hit $4.02, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month ago

Average US fuel prices have crossed $4 a gallon for the first time in four years, piling pressure on drivers as Donald Trump’s war on Iran continues to boost oil markets.

The nationwide average climbed to almost $4.02 on Tuesday, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month ago. The fuel price last reached this high in August 2022.

On the west coast, many drivers filling up cars and trucks are grappling with prices far higher than the US average. In California, the average is $5.89 a gallon; in Washington state, the average is $5.35.

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    2 days ago

    If we look at the long term effect, assuming the United States is still standing, yeah probably. If we look at his intentions, lol couldn’t be more opposed to reduced reliance on oil

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      Yeah but sending the world into a global recession… all because its reliance on oil… only really says hey maybe this whole oil thing is stupid to the normal people of the world…

      We can get basically free energy from the sun and other technologies? Why are we doing this again…

      But then I remember covid… and yeah people are just dumb