Cheapest Fuel Since 2005 Brings U.S. Drivers ‘Christmas in July’
- Prices hit 12-year seasonal low ahead of most-traveled weekend
- American drivers to experience big differences in pump prices
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American drivers are preparing to hit the road this Fourth of July as seasonal gas prices plunge to their lowest in 12 years.
U.S. drivers will pay an average of $2.21 a gallon for gasoline over the holiday weekend, the lowest since 2005, according to Boston-based price tracker GasBuddy. For the first time in 17 years, gasoline prices are expected to be lower on July 4 than on New Year’s Day.