What a difference a week makes! After weeks of decline, the national gas price average of $1.78 has crept up a penny compared to last week. Despite the slight increase, however, that price is still $1.12 lower than this time last year, says AAA Northeast. On the other hand, Connecticut average of $1.91…
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CT Gas Prices Keep Dropping
At a $1.93 gas price average today, Connecticut has moved from the 13th to 15th spot on the list of states with the highest gas prices in the nation, says AAA Northeast. The move means that 36 states including the District of Columbia, have prices higher than Connecticut, which is unusual because The Nutmeg…
AAA Northeast AGAIN Urges Motorists To ‘Slow Down, Move Over!’ It’s the Law!
So, it has happened again: an emergency responder – this time a tow truck driver — assisting a disabled motorist, is struck on the parkway. The latest incident occurred Wednesday evening on Route 15 South in Trumbull. A tow truck driver was struck and killed while assisting disabled motorists on the roadway shoulder when another…
Gas Prices Continue to Decline
As crude oil prices drop, global inventories grow, and drivers comply with stay at home orders nationwide, state and national gas prices continue their descent. Today a gallon of self-serve regular in Connecticut has registered $1.98, 4 cents lower than last week and 91 cents lower than last year, AAA Northeast. Today’s national…
CT Gas Prices Break $2
Connecticut’s gas average has finally dipped below $2, a price Nutmeggers haven’t seen since January 28, 2016. Today’s average is now $1.995, a nickel lower than this time last week; and 84 cents lower than this time last year. The national average broke the $2 mark in late March. Today’s national average is…
CT Gas Prices Nose Dives Toward $2 Mark
Connecticut’s average gas price is expected to break the $2 mark some time this week, said AAA Northeast. The last time the state’s prices hit this level was in late January 2016. Today, Connecticut’s statewide average for gallon of gas is $2.017, 6 cents lower than last week and 79 cents lower than this…
Pump Prices Plummet; Demand Tumbles To 30-Year Low
As nationwide demand for gasoline nosedives to its lowest level since 1993, prices at the pump continue to plummet, says AAA Northeast. Today’s national average of $1.93 and Connecticut’s statewide average of $2.08 for a gallon of self-serve, regular both are 8 cents lower than this time last week. Compared to last year, the…
Nat’l Gas Average: Pennies Away from $1.99 Can Connecticut Be Far Behind?
The last time Connecticut drivers saw today’s statewide gas price average of $2.16 and a nationwide average of $2.01 was in the spring of 2016, says AAA Northeast. Today’s Connecticut average price for a gallon of self-serve, regular is now 13 cents lower than this time last week; 39 cents lower than this time…
Even Your Vehicle Needs A ‘Workout’ During Extended Off-Road Periods
Just because you’re not putting miles on your car now as you routinely do, doesn’t mean you should ignore simple maintenance during a time when many of us are working from home, says AAA Northeast. Like most of us nowadays, your car probably isn’t moving as much; and depending upon how long your vehicle…
CT Gas Prices Drop 13 Cents in Week
Declining crude oil prices continue to drive average gas prices lower this week, says AAA Northeast. In Connecticut today, the statewide average of $2.29 is 13 cents cheaper compared to last week and 39 cents cheaper compared to last year. A similar scenario is playing out on the national level: today’s national average price…