As Miami-area drivers prepare for Thanksgiving holiday travel, they can expect to save a few dollars at the pump, with the average price of regular gasoline falling another 7.7 cents per gallon over the past week.<\/p>\n
The average price of regular gasoline in Miami is now $3.86 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,690 stations in the metro area. Prices are 28.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, although they remain 99.4 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.<\/p>\n
But the savings have yet to reach motorists choosing to fill up on Key Biscayne.<\/p>\n
As of the weekend, the Island’s Mobil station was selling regular gasoline for $5.98 per gallon, while Shell was charging $5.99, placing both stations among the most expensive in the Miami area. GasBuddy<\/a> price reports showed the cheapest station in Miami charging $3.29 per gallon Sunday, $2.70 less than Key Biscayne’s Shell station.<\/p>\n Nationally, the average price of gasoline fell 15.9 cents per gallon over the past week to $3.96 as the new workweek begins.<\/p>\n Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said the belief that gasoline prices fall because an election has ended is a myth, noting that prices typically decline during this time of year.<\/p>\n \u201cGas prices have fallen in the 30 days leading up to the election every year since 2006 except 2010, and it’s typically seasonal: refiners finish maintenance and ramp up output just as demand fades with cooler weather,\u201d De Haan said.<\/p>\n