Gas prices hit record-high in West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – West Virginia hit the record-high for fuel costs on Election Day with a mean worth per gallon of $4.198.

That’s over 20 cents greater than per week in the past, based on AAA. Diesel costs are additionally peaking in West Virginia Tuesday; the value for a gallon broke the all-time highest file for the second day in a row.

The value of crude oil remains to be over $100 per barrel, reaching a peak of just below $110 on Friday.

The place is the very best place to get fuel?

When you don’t need to journey, one of the best ways to economize proper now could be to remain dwelling as a lot as potential, however if you happen to move the next locations in your commute or whereas heading on trip, it could be price stopping.

In north central West Virginia, essentially the most inexpensive locations to get fuel are in Ritchie and Braxton counties, which averaged round $4.15 per gallon on Tuesday. If these counties are fairly far out of the way in which, Gilmer, Doddridge, and Marion counties are nonetheless beneath $4.16 on common.

The one county in West Virginia averaging beneath $4 is Boone County at $3.96.

Locations to keep away from

Lewis, Upshur, Barbour, Tucker and Wetzel counties have the best common costs in north central West Virginia at between $4.24 and $4.25.

The jap panhandle is seeing the best costs, with Hampshire County averaging greater than $4.30 per gallon.