ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — With gas prices hovering above $4 a gallon in the Asheville area, drivers are increasingly looking for ways to ease the strain at the pump without leaving their cars parked at home.
As of May 20-21, the average price for regular gasoline in Asheville sits at about $4.26 per gallon, according to AAA’s metro data. That’s up noticeably from earlier this year, when prices were generally in the low-to-mid $3 range during February.
Even small shifts add up quickly. A 15-gallon fill-up that cost roughly $50 to $53 earlier in the year now runs closer to $64 or more at current averages…