Gas prices across Florida remain high, with state officials taking action to address the rising costs by enacting an emergency rule. “It’s too high. It’s very high,” one man said, adding that he has never seen gasoline prices like these.”I’m hoping they’ll go down, obviously. I got four kids at home; a lot of expenses. Gas is something you can’t control. Got to go places; I’m not going to walk,” another person said. According to Mark Jenkins, AAA spokesman, the Auto Club Group, the price hike is linked to the war in Iran, which has disrupted crude oil supplies. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News”Oil prices have shot up $67 since this conflict began. We’re now back over $100 a barrel,” Jenkins said. In response, the Florida Department of Agriculture enacted an emergency rule that went into effect Friday. The rule allows gas stations to continue selling the cheaper winter blend of fuel instead of switching to the more expensive summer blend. “Switching from winter blend to summer blend, which typically happens this time of year, would lead to an additional 10- to 30-cent increase,” Jenkins said. However, officials noted that the winter blend comes with trade-offs, including reduced fuel efficiency and the potential for vapor lock in vehicles during hotter months. Currently, the national average price for gasoline is $4.39 a gallon, while Florida’s average is $4.28. Still, many drivers are feeling the pinch, including one man who said he used to pay about $80 or $90 to fill up his tank. “It’ll probably be about $130 bucks to fill up,” he said.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
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Gas prices across Florida remain high, with state officials taking action to address the rising costs by enacting an emergency rule.
“It’s too high. It’s very high,” one man said, adding that he has never seen gasoline prices like these.
“I’m hoping they’ll go down, obviously. I got four kids at home; a lot of expenses. Gas is something you can’t control. Got to go places; I’m not going to walk,” another person said.
According to Mark Jenkins, AAA spokesman, the Auto Club Group, the price hike is linked to the war in Iran, which has disrupted crude oil supplies.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
“Oil prices have shot up $67 since this conflict began. We’re now back over $100 a barrel,” Jenkins said.
In response, the Florida Department of Agriculture enacted an emergency rule that went into effect Friday. The rule allows gas stations to continue selling the cheaper winter blend of fuel instead of switching to the more expensive summer blend.
“Switching from winter blend to summer blend, which typically happens this time of year, would lead to an additional 10- to 30-cent increase,” Jenkins said.
However, officials noted that the winter blend comes with trade-offs, including reduced fuel efficiency and the potential for vapor lock in vehicles during hotter months.
Currently, the national average price for gasoline is $4.39 a gallon, while Florida’s average is $4.28.
Still, many drivers are feeling the pinch, including one man who said he used to pay about $80 or $90 to fill up his tank.
“It’ll probably be about $130 bucks to fill up,” he said.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25