{"id":116718,"date":"2026-03-08T11:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotive.einnews.com\/article\/898077712"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:28:08","slug":"western-nc-gas-prices-increase-hovering-around-3-a-gallon-amid-war-in-middle-east-gas-prices-are-hitting-the-highest-level-since-september-2024-according-to-the-american-automobile-association-aaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/western-nc-gas-prices-increase-hovering-around-3-a-gallon-amid-war-in-middle-east-gas-prices-are-hitting-the-highest-level-since-september-2024-according-to-the-american-automobile-association-aaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Western NC gas prices increase, hovering around $3 a gallon amid war in Middle East Gas prices are hitting the highest level since September 2024, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA)."},"content":{"rendered":"

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) \u2014 <\/span>Gas prices are hitting the highest level since September 2024, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). <\/p>\n

On Friday, March 6, western North Carolina drivers were already experiencing shock at the pump.<\/p>\n

News 13 caught up with some drivers at a gas station in Henderson County, where the price per gallon was just a penny under $3, sitting at $2.99.<\/p>\n

This comes as Tuesday marked the largest single-day jump at the pump since March 2022, according to ABC News, citing Gas Buddy sources<\/a>.<\/p>\n

REPORT: ASHEVILLE GAS PRICES RISE, MORE INCREASES EXPECTED AMID WAR IN MIDDLE EAST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Drivers we spoke with say they\u2019re feeling the fuel costs climb and needless to say, they\u2019re not too pleased.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere, it\u2019s the first time I\u2019m seeing the price that high,\u201d said driver and Hendersonville resident Ricardo Martineati. \u201cWe don\u2019t understand why the price is going up, but it is what it is. I hope it comes back to what it used to be pretty soon.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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MARCH 6, 2026 – A gas station in western North Carolina. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Part of the reason for the gas price change is that crude prices surged 35% this week as Iran threatens the Strait of Hormuz, which is a critical route many oil producers use to get oil to market, ABC News reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Martineati knows it\u2019s not much, but he says he\u2019s got a strategy to save. <\/p>\n

SEN. TED BUDD BACKS OPERATION EPIC FURY IN IRAN, WANTS TO AVOID ‘FOREVER WARS’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJust try to slow down on the takeoff, on the coming to a stop to save some fuel, but that\u2019s it,” Martineati said.<\/p>\n

And with all this price pressure, he added that he\u2019s picking a positive perspective. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt least I\u2019m not driving a diesel-fueled truck,” Martineati said.<\/p>\n

While WNC hovers around $3 a gallon, depending on your location, the state is still below the national average of $3.30 a gallon, according to AAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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