WASHINGTON, DC (March 5, 2026) – The nationwide common for a gallon of normal gasoline jumped almost 27 cents since final week to $3.25. The battle within the Middle East has despatched crude oil costs greater to the mid $70/barrel vary. The current enhance places the nationwide common on the similar worth as it was in early April of 2025. Springtime sometimes sees greater gasoline costs as gasoline demand rises and summer-blend gasoline manufacturing begins. The final time the nationwide common made an analogous weekly leap was again in March of 2022 through the begin of the Russia/Ukraine battle.
Today’s National Average: $3.251
One Week Ago: $2.983
One Month Ago: $2.891
One Year Ago: $3.107
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased final week from 8.73 million b/d to 8.29 million. Total home gasoline provide decreased from 254.8 million barrels to 253.1 million. Gasoline manufacturing elevated final week, averaging 9.3 million barrels per day.
Oil Market Dynamics
At the shut of Wednesday’s formal buying and selling session, WTI rose 10 cents to settle at $74.66 a barrel. The EIA stories crude oil inventories elevated by 3.5 million barrels from the earlier week. At 439.3 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 3% under the five-year common for this time of 12 months.
EV Charging
The nationwide common per kilowatt hour of electrical energy at a public EV charging station stayed the identical at 39 cents.
State Stats
Gas
The nation’s prime 10 most costly gasoline markets are California ($4.81), Washington ($4.44), Hawaii ($4.43), Oregon ($4.04), Nevada ($3.87), Alaska ($3.72), Arizona ($3.58), Illinois ($3.36), Pennsylvania ($3.35), and Michigan ($3.27).
The nation’s prime 10 least costly gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.79), Mississippi ($2.81), Kansas ($2.83), Tennessee ($2.84), Texas ($2.87), Arkansas ($2.90), Louisiana ($2.90), Wyoming ($2.90), North Dakota ($2.91), and Missouri ($2.92).
Electric
The nation’s prime 10 most costly states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Hawaii (50 cents), Alaska (48 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), New Hampshire (44 cents), New Jersey (43 cents), California (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), and Tennessee (41 cents).
The nation’s prime 10 least costly states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Wyoming (27 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (31 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Vermont (32 cents), Maryland (33 cents), New Mexico (33 cents), and Colorado (34 cents).
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