Gas prices across the Triangle continue to rise amid conflict in Iran
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- ABC11 continues to track gas prices across the Triangle as the nation enters seven days into the conflict with Iran.
ABC11 returned to a downtown Raleigh gas station on Friday to demonstrate how much prices have risen since Monday.
On Monday, the price of regular gas was $2.65 per gallon. Just the next day, at the same location, the price had gone up $0.11. And by Friday, the price showed $3.39.
Prices south of downtown Raleigh ranged from $3.19 to $3.39 per gallon.
It's a price hike that has some drivers, including Kevin Barber, worried about how prices will rise next week.
"Its ridiculous. It's all ridiculous, and I drive for a living. Luckily, it's short distances, but still, gas is up almost a dollar, if not a dollar in the last week. SO it hurts along with grocery, rent, everything."
AAA said that as of Friday, these are the average gas prices.
- NC Average: $3.12
- Yesterday: $3.04
- Last Week: $2.76
- Last Year: $2.76
The average gas prices from Raleigh, Durham, and Fayetteville are all around $3.19 or $3.18.
Gas prices are rising by the day, and for drives like Kacie Boone, every dollar counts. We met her at this Sheetz Gas Station in Morrisville.
" I was just coming from Crabtree. I live in Durham, so I had to pull over and get gas. And I saw it was like $3.39, so I was going to get a couple of gallons," said Boone.
"For me, if I get, like, 36 gallons or 30 gallons, it's like $110 or close to it," said a man identified only as Igor. "I drive for a living, so. And I get gas every single morning, and the prices will go from $2.79 to above $3."
It's that uncertainty that has EV drivers glad they made the switch.
"Thank God I made a switch," said Tommy Love.
He made the switch to an electric vehicle in 2014. ABC11 spoke to him Friday night at a charging station in North Hills.
"So by driving an EV, I don't have that high fuel costs, and maintenance is very little," Love said.
- ABC11's Jamiese Price contributed,
