{"id":2506132,"date":"2025-11-03T14:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transportation-energy-prices-remain-lowest-in-more-than-15-years\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:45:30","slug":"transportation-energy-prices-remain-lowest-in-more-than-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transportation-energy-prices-remain-lowest-in-more-than-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Transportation energy prices remain lowest in more than 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftransportation-energy-prices-remain-lowest-in-more-than-15-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2506132&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that transportation energy prices in North Carolina are currently the lowest they have been in over 15 years. As of Monday, the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline across the state is $2.74, slightly above the $2.72 average seen in March 2010. Diesel prices average $3.46 per gallon, which is similar to prices from late 2022. The national average for unleaded gasoline is higher at $3.03 per gallon. Recent price declines are partly due to the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >summer fuel blend season<\/a>, as summer blends tend to cost 10 to 15 cents more per gallon. North Carolina has over 8 million registered vehicles wiht combustion engines and more than 100,000 electric vehicles. The average rate for electric vehicle charging in the state is 34.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, which has increased slightly in recent weeks but remains below the national average of 37.8 cents. The article also notes variations in fuel prices across the state&#8217;s metro areas and highlights that North Carolina&#8217;s gas tax rate is lower than several other states. Motor fuel taxes in North Carolina fund a critically important portion of transportation infrastructure projects.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Transportation energy prices remain lowest in more than 15 years<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2391282\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transportation\/\">Transportation<\/a> energy costs for the overwhelming majority of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\">North Carolinians <\/a>remain near the lowest average in 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>Monday&rsquo;s average from the American Automobile Association for a gallon of unleaded regular <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\">gasoline<\/a> from Murphy to Manteo is $2.74. In 2010 some 188 months ago, the cost dipped to $2.72 on average in March.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3873052\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-arkansas-national-guard-soldiers-to-dc-after-thanksgiving\/\">Arkansas National Guard soldiers headed to DC after Thanksgiving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3872884\/trump-administration-reduced-snap-benefits-emergency-funds\/\">Trump administration says it will issue reduced SNAP benefits with emergency funds during shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3872759\/zohran-mamdani-final-campaign-pitch-new-york-mayoral-race\/\">Mamdani frames NYC under his leadership as &#8216;alternative&#8217; to Trump&#8217;s presidency in final campaign pitch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Diesel per gallon is $3.46 across the state. In November 2022, the price dipped as low as $3.36 on average.<\/p>\n<p>The national average for unleaded is $3.03.<\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina average for unleaded is 2 cents better than a week earlier, 9 cents better than a month ago, and 16 cents less expensive than a year ago. Diesel is 2 cents better than a week earlier and 2 cents higher than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Per Environmental Protection Agency rules in place from June 1 to Sept. 15, the time for less volatile summer blend fuel to be sold has ended. Some of the recent drop is explained because of that law. In general, summer fuel is considered 10 cents to 15 cents higher per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Combustion engine consumers make up more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monthly-electric-vehicle-sales-average-must-accelerate-to-hit-2030-goal\/\" title=\"To reach the 2030 target, monthly ... vehicle sales need to increase\">8 million vehicle registrations<\/a> in the nation&rsquo;s ninth-largest state.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/ev-charging-prices\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transportation-energy-prices-skyrocket-over-weekend-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... skyrocket over weekend - Washington Examiner\">electric vehicle charging rate average<\/a><\/a>, according to AAA, is 34.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, up 1.8 cents in two weeks. The national average is 37.8 cents per kWh, up 1.1 cents in two weeks. More than 100,000 zero-emission vehicles are registered in the state. At the start of the calendar year, the state norm was 33.5 cents per kWh and the national was 34.7 cents per kWh.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve states have&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/state-gas-price-averages\/\">lower average prices<\/a>&nbsp;for a gallon of unleaded; 14 are lower for diesel; and 12 are lower in electric.<\/p>\n<p>Among the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=NC\">14 major metro areas<\/a>, the least expensive average for unleaded gas is in Rocky Mount at $2.66. The most expensive area is the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area at $2.85.<\/p>\n<p>Diesel is the most consumer-friendly ($3.33) in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton market.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2025-elections-updates-new-jersey-virginia-governor-new-york-mayor\/\">2025 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST ON RACES IN VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>North Carolina&rsquo;s 40.3 cents&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complyiq.io\/gas-tax-state-2\/\">per gallon tax rate for 2025<\/a>&nbsp;is topped by California (59.6), Pennsylvania (57.6), Washington (49.4), Illinois (47), Maryland (46.1), and New Jersey (44.9).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdor.gov\/taxes-forms\/motor-fuels-tax\">Motor fuel taxes<\/a>&nbsp;in the state fund the Department of Transportation&rsquo;s highway and multi-modal projects, accounting for more than half of the state transportation resources. The revenues go into the Highway Fund and the Highway Trust Fund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation energy costs in NC near 15-year low at $2.74\/gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3854,"featured_media":2506133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pumping-gas-bh22.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9168,44142,34477,8068],"class_list":["post-2506132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-economy","tag-energy-prices","tag-fuel-costs","tag-transportation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pumping-gas-bh22.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506132"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506136,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506132\/revisions\/2506136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}