A Web Path to Cheapest Gas

NEW YORK, N.Y. – U.S. drivers will have another tool available in their pursuit of low-priced gasoline this Memorial Day weekend when AAA members Thursday gain access via AAA club Web sites to retail prices at individual service stations.

Just ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the traditional kickoff of the U.S. summer driving demand season, and with gasoline prices above $2 a gallon, AAA members will be able to research gasoline prices at individual service stations anywhere in the United States.

The AAA Fuel Price Finder tracks the gasoline price charged through credit card transactions at the individual stations rather than relying on volunteer price spotters.
Data from 85,000 stations throughout the United States can be accessed detailing prices at stations in a three-, five-, or 10-mile radius of any zip code. Results are provided in a map of the area with stations listed with their fuel prices, street address and whether or not diesel fuel is available.

More than 20 individual AAA club Web sites, from the populous Northeast United States to California on the West Coast, will offer links to the price finder.
The Web tool is an extension of the data AAA uses to calculate U.S. average retail gasoline and diesel fuel prices. On Tuesday, the average retail price stood at $2.114 a gallon, with diesel at $2.258 a gallon.

The record prices recorded by AAA were recorded on April 11, when the average gasoline price hit $2.276 and diesel hit $2.388 a gallon.