Pain at Pump: San Diego Hit with Largest Average Gas Price Bump Since Oct. 5

Get your wallets and credit cards out if you’re filling up your tank.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County recorded its largest daily increase since Oct. 5 Saturday, rising 1.5 cents to $4.465.

A run of five decreases in six days totaling 2.2 cents that ended Friday with an increase of one-tenth had dropped the average price to its lowest amount since Dec. 26, 2022, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service

The average price is one-tenth of a cent more than one week ago but 6.5 cents less than one month ago and 27.9 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $1.97 since rising to a record $6.435 on Oct. 5, 2022.

The average price per kilowatt hour of electricity at public electric vehicle charging stations in California is 37.1 cents.

A five-day streak of increases to the national average price totaling 2.7 cents ended with a decrease of four-tenths of a cent to $3.046. It is 2.3 cents more than one week ago, but 1.7 cents less than one month ago and 7.4 cents lower than one year ago.

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