The average cost to own and operate a new vehicle reached $12,863 a year, or $1,071.92 a month, according to AAA’s 2026 Your Driving Costs analysis released Sept. 15. The study retires the standalone hybrid and electric vehicle categories AAA used in prior editions and distributes those models into the body-style categories that previously held […]
Gas Prices Jump 13 Cents to $4.28 as Crude Climbs Toward $100
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose 13 cents over the past week to $4.277, AAA reported Sept. 10. Renewed volatility along the Strait of Hormuz has pushed crude oil back toward $100 a barrel, AAA said, lifting pump prices to roughly where they stood in early June. The increase runs […]
Mazda Roadside Assistance Requests to Trigger Slow Down, Move Over Alerts for Approaching Drivers
Mazda North American Operations announced Aug. 27 a collaboration with AAA and HAAS Alert under which a Mazda customer’s roadside assistance request will trigger real-time digital alerts warning approaching motorists that a vehicle is stopped on the roadside ahead. The feature is available now on all eligible Mazda vehicles with 24/7 emergency roadside assistance. When […]
Gas Prices Hold Near $4.10 as Elevated Crude Clouds Seasonal Relief
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was essentially unchanged over the past week at $4.098, AAA reported July 30. Crude oil prices remain in the $80-a-barrel range as instability lingers along the Strait of Hormuz, AAA said, and could prevent the seasonal decline that typically arrives in August as road trips […]
Gas Prices Jump 15 Cents Back Above $4 as Renewed Strait of Hormuz Volatility Lifts Crude
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 15 cents over the past week to $4.09, AAA reported July 23, with most states now averaging $4 a gallon or higher. Renewed volatility along the Strait of Hormuz and instability in the region have pushed crude oil prices back toward $90 a barrel, […]
AAA Forecasts Record 72.2 Million July 4th Travelers, 61.4 Million by Car
Driving volume holds near last year’s record as pump prices reach four-year highs. AAA projects 72.2 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home during Independence Day week, a domestic record that edges past the 71.8 million who traveled for the holiday in 2025 and keeps road trips near an all-time high heading […]
Gas Prices Fall Below $4 as U.S.-Iran Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Pulls Crude Lower
The U.S. national average price of regular gasoline fell below $4 a gallon for the first time since March 30, slipping to $3.999, AAA reported June 18. The decline — a fourth consecutive week of falling prices — came as crude oil retreated on a deal between the United States and Iran to reopen the […]
Gas Prices Fall for Third Straight Week to $4.13
The U.S. national average price of regular gasoline has fallen for three consecutive weeks, dropping to $4.13 from a May 21 peak of $4.56, AAA reported June 11. The 43-cent decline brings some relief to drivers at the start of the busy summer travel season, aided by West Texas Intermediate crude holding below $100 a […]
AAA Forecasts Record 45 Million Memorial Day Travelers
39.1 million will travel by car over holiday. AAA projects 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for the Memorial Day holiday period from May 21 through May 25, setting a new domestic Memorial Day record and topping the 44.8 million who traveled for the 2025 holiday. The forecast includes 39.1 […]
EIA Projects Quarterly Vehicle Miles Traveled to Slip in Third Quarter as Hormuz Closure Tightens Supply Raising Gas Prices
Agency projects U.S. retail gasoline will average $3.88 per gallon this year and diesel $4.76. The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects retail regular gasoline to average $3.88 per gallon in 2026, a 25% increase from 2025, as the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to constrain global oil supplies, the agency said […]
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