Gas Prices Hit All-Time Labor Day High
WASHINGTON, DC – Labor Day weekend travelers are facing the highest gas prices ever for this time of year. The national average is $4.14, up 4 cents from last week. Continued volatility in the Strait of Hormuz has pushed crude oil prices in the $90 per barrel range. After a -setting August, this Labor Day weekend is on track to also set a record at the pump.
The national average has never been above $4 per gallon on Labor Day. The current Labor Day record is $3.82, set on September 3, 2012. Even though gasoline demand decreases this time of year, typically bringing down gas prices, this year is different due to the high cost of crude oil.
The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 42 cents.
In the District of Columbia, the average price for Regular gasoline was $4.20 per gallon, in Maryland $4.01 and $3.95 in Virginia.
State Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.78), Washington ($5.47), Hawaii ($5.41), Oregon ($4.98), Alaska ($4.96), Nevada ($4.91), Idaho ($4.62), Arizona ($4.52), Utah ($4.42), and Montana ($4.38).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Indiana ($3.44), Texas ($3.69), Oklahoma ($3.71), Mississippi ($3.71), Louisiana ($3.75), Arkansas ($3.77), South Carolina ($3.78), Kansas ($3.78), Alabama ($3.79), and Wisconsin ($3.80).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Hawaii (51 cents), Alaska (49 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), California (47 cents), New Hampshire (47 cents), Illinois (45 cents), New Jersey (45 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), and North Dakota (44 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (31 cents), Missouri (33 cents), Iowa (33 cents), Nebraska (34 cents), Utah (34 cents), Maryland (34 cents), South Dakota (35 cents), Vermont (36 cents), Minnesota (37 cents), and Delaware (38 cents).
