r/gasbuddy

This week marked a discouraging milestone for American motorists. The average gas price is now on the wrong side of the $4 mark in every state in the country, an increase that coincides with the start of the busy summer driving season, which kicks off on Memorial Day weekend.

GasBuddy, which tracks fuel pricing, said prices this summer could average $4.80 per gallon from Memorial Day through Labor Day, with the possibility of all-time highs if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for a significant portion of the summer. The national average could easily exceed $5 later this summer if the war is still going.

Prices have spiked since early March because of the war in Iran and the effective closure of the strait, through which 20% of global crude oil volumes typically flow. Prices are the highest since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, but that year costs also fell sharply by the end of the summer—a development that appears unlikely to be repeated in 2026.

Read more [paywall removed for Redditors]: https://fortune.com/2026/05/20/prices-pump-hit-4-gallon-50-states-summer-driving-season-begins/?utm_source=reddit/

Please stop having Trump pointing at diesel and super. Have him pointing to the grade of fuel that everyone actually buys. It’s fine if you’re gonna put four stickers on a pump, but if you’re just gonna put one, have it pointing at 87 octane.

I've contacted GasBuddy. I've sent pictures. Their app says the station that always has the lowest has suddenly has the highest. Their gas has been listed at $4.65 for 2 straight weeks now. It is currently $3.91. It was updated by "visitor" an hour ago. My update stays on the screen until I refresh.

This has to be intentional.