Despite the weekly increase, gas prices remain cheap both compared to last month and last year.
The national gas price average pushed a penny cheaper on the week to $2.11 following an increase in gasoline stocks and a dip in demand.
National average gas prices declined to $2.12 as crude oil prices have continued to decrease amid mounting concerns about the increase in global coronavirus cases and the reinstatement of lockdown policies in some countries.
National average gas prices dropped to $2.16 as decreases in U.S. gasoline demand, supply and imports pushed the national and 44 state gas price averages cheaper on the week.
Fuel price trends were unhindered by Hurricane Delta, which made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a category 2 hurricane.
That average is the same as a week ago, four cents cheaper than the start of this past September and nearly 50 cents cheaper than last year.
Today’s national gas price average is $2.18, which is the same price as last week, five cents less than a month ago, but 47 cents cheaper than a year ago.
The national average for gas prices dropped to $2.18, which 48 cents cheaper than mid-September last year, and is being driven by low oil prices.
On the week, all states saw gas prices decrease or stabilize at the pump. States with the largest declines are paying a nickel to a dime less, but the majority of state averages pushed cheaper by a few pennies since last Monday.
According to AAA, motorists using active driving assistance systems (ADAS), which combine vehicle acceleration with braking and steering, tend to overlook safety limitations on vehicles that suggest an “automated” driving experience.