WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (May 1, 2025)- The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline saw few changes over the past week, going up slightly to $3.18. This is almost 50 cents lower compared to last year. In California, drivers will find an average of $4.77, a 3-cent drop from last week.
“Even though this is the time of year when we typically see seasonal increases and rising demand, the price of crude oil has been plunging,” says Doug Johnson, spokesperson, AAA Mountain West Group, “A couple of factors are at play including economic concerns and the decision by OPEC+ ( the group of oil-producing countries) to increase output and add more oil to the market despite tepid demand.”
Fuel Prices Around the State:
San Francisco: $4.97
Oakland: $4.88
San Jose: $4.88
Sacramento: $4.80
Fresno: $4.75
Stockton: $4.70
Oil Market DynamicsAt the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, WTI fell $2.21 to settle at $58.21 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 2.7 million barrels from the previous week. At 440.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 6% below the five-year average for this time of year.
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.77), Hawaii ($4.50), Washington ($4.26), Oregon ($3.90), Nevada ($3.84), Alaska ($3.62), Illinois ($3.40), Pennsylvania ($3.35), Idaho ($3.31), and Utah ($3.31).
The nation's top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.66), Louisiana ($2.73), Tennessee ($2.74), Alabama ($2.76), Texas ($2.76), Arkansas ($2.78), Oklahoma ($2.80), South Carolina ($2.82), Kansas ($2.85), and Missouri ($2.85).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (55 cents), Alaska (47 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Montana (44 cents), South Carolina (43 cents), Louisiana (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), Kentucky (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), and Georgia (40 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Missouri (25 cents), Iowa (27 cents), Delaware (27 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Utah (29 cents), Texas (30 cents), Maryland (30 cents), Vermont (30 cents), and North Carolina (31 cents).
Drivers can find current gas and electric charging prices along their route using the AAA Mobile App, now available on CarPlay.
Find current fuel prices at GasPrices.AAA.com. Find local news releases at mwg.aaa.com/news/press-release.
About AAA Mountain West Group
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