FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — As the war in Iran rages on, gas prices have hit their highest point in four years.<\/p>\n
AAA reporting<\/a> a 27-cent hike in one week, bringing the average to $5.93 a gallon in Fresno County.<\/p>\n “I’m definitely seeing a huge difference,” Garrett Elliott told Action News. He is one of the many drivers feeling the pain, and he is now rationing how much he fills up.<\/p>\n “I have to take initiative to only do a little bit here and there, until I can go to a cheaper place, where I can really fill up my tank and make the most of it,” Elliott said.<\/p>\n ABC Price Tracker: See grocery, housing and gas prices where you live<\/a><\/p>\n With gas prices so high, some drivers are now looking at Flex Fuel.<\/p>\n At one Northwest Fresno gas station, Action News found it for $2.99 a gallon. It comes with a warning to only use it in Flex Fuel vehicles.<\/p>\n “It’s kind of a combination of gasoline and methanol,” Dennis Montalbano at German Auto Repair told Action News.<\/p>\n Flex Fuel contains significantly more ethanol than gasoline. Over the years, Montalbano has seen issues with engines.<\/p>\n “It is not good for anything that has rubber in the carburetor,” Montalbano said. “It will swell up. It will deteriorate.”<\/p>\n For vehicles that can use Flex Fuel, each trip to the pump can be cheaper. However, you will likely visit more often.<\/p>\n Each gallon contains about 27 percent less energy. Maintenance costs also increase.<\/p>\n “If you can’t afford to buy good fuel, you probably can’t afford to fix your car either,” Montalbano said. “I would tell you not to do it.”<\/p>\n But the appeal comes as prices increase across the board.<\/p>\n The Action News Price Tracker<\/a> shows the rising cost of household goods, impacting everything from housing to groceries and airfare.<\/p>\n “I can definitely feel just the overall economy, prices going up,” Elliott said. “That’s why I try to make budgeting happen, but with gas, it’s hard to do that. I just ran out of gas, and I had to pull over to fill up, but I didn’t want to do more than $20.”<\/p>\n For news updates, follow Gabe Ferris on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n