{"id":504233,"date":"2026-10-22T13:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504233\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:30:44","slug":"gasbuddy-expert-discusses-rising-gas-prices-and-ways-drivers-can-save-money-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504233\/","title":{"rendered":"GasBuddy expert discusses rising gas prices and ways drivers can save money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 With gas prices putting pressure on drivers&#8217; everyday budgets, finding the cheapest place to fill up can make a big difference.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, joins ARC Bakersfield to discuss current gas prices in Bakersfield and how they compare to state and national averages.<\/p>\n<p>De Haan also explains what&#8217;s driving fuel costs up or down, why prices can vary significantly between gas stations in the same city, and how drivers can use GasBuddy to find the best deals in their area.<\/p>\n<p>He also shares tips on avoiding common mistakes at the pump, improving fuel economy and knowing when to check gas prices to get the most savings.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion also looks ahead at what drivers should watch for in the coming weeks and what factors could lead to changes in gas prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 With gas prices putting pressure on drivers&#8217; everyday budgets, finding the cheapest place to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-504233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}