California drivers are already paying the highest average cost of gas per gallon and experts warn there may be no relief at the pump in the near future.
SAN JOSE — California drivers are already paying the highest average cost of gas per gallon and now there’s a warning from experts that there may be no relief at the pump in the near future.
The price of crude oil has been increasing for several months. In February, the national average for a gallon of gas surpassed the previous record high set in 2014. President Biden vowed to work on bringing down the price at the pump as the growing tension between Russia and Ukraine drove up the cost.
“Now if you add all the extra sanctions that are going to go in place, if there’s bans on Russia’s crude oil, you’re going to feel it even more at the pump,” Vasquez said. “I just figured when I was driving on my way down here that it was just kind of, like, highway prices,” Meraz said. “But once I got here, it just kept going up and up and up.”
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