Gas prices continue to make minuscule weekly drops at the pump as the Gainesville area saw a four-cent decrease since last week.

According to the AAA’s weekly gas report released on Thursday, the cost per gallon went down from $3.46 last week to $3.42. In Florida, the prices decreased on average from $3.40 to $3.37 and nationally, the average price dipped one cent from $3.45 to $3.44.

“Summer is wrapping up soon, and so far, gas prices have barely wobbled,” said An-drew Gross, AAA spokesperson, in the press release. “But we still have a long way to go with hurricane season, so it’s too soon to declare that pump prices have started their usual autumn swoon.”

Since an estimated 1.2 million AAA members are in households with one or more electric vehicles, the AAA now lists the kilowatt-per-hour cost for Level 2 (L2) commercial charging by state. As of Thursday, the national average for a kilowatt of electricity at an L2 commercial charging station is at 34 cents.

Thursday’s data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed gas demand edged higher last week from 8.96 million barrels per day (b/d) to 9.04. The total domestic gasoline stocks fell from 225.1 to 222.2 million barrels of crude oil (bbl). The stable oil costs and low gas demand may cause pump prices to drop further.

Thursday’s national average of $3.44 is eight cents less than last month’s $3.52. Last year, the price was at $3.86.

Florida is the 25^th most expensive state in price per gallon at $3.37. Last month, gas was $3.50 per gallon and last year it was $3.79 statewide.  

In the Gainesville area, last month’s price was $3.57 per gallon, and last year it was $3.86.

According to gasbuddy.com, here are the cheapest stations to fill up at in Alachua County: 

• $3.19 at Pilot, 17276 US 301, Waldo
• $3.19 at Raceway, 15330 NW US 301, Waldo
• $3.25 at Love’s Travel Stop, 5615 SE US 301, Hawthorne
• $3.28 at Pure, 405 NE 1^st, High Springs
• $3.29 at Murphy Express, 6323 NW 23^rd St., Gainesville
• $3.29 at Marathon, 3936 W. Newberry Rd., Gainesville
• $3.29 at Wawa, 2305 NW 13^th St., Gainesville
• $3.29 at Sunoco, 5310 NW 13^th St., Gainesville
• $3.29 at Sunoco, 610 NE 1^st Ave., High Springs
• $3.29 at Circle K, 15089 NW US 441, Alachua

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are Hawaii ($4.67), California ($4.69), Washington ($4.22), Nevada ($3.95), Oregon ($3.86), Illinois ($3.84), Alaska ($3.76), Washington, D.C. ($3.67), Utah ($3.65), and Idaho ($3.60).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.96), Texas ($3.04), Louisiana ($3.05), Oklahoma ($3.06), Tennessee ($3.07), Alabama ($3.10), South Carolina ($3.11), Arkansas ($3.12), Kansas ($3.14) and Missouri ($3.16).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for L2 commercial charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Missouri (24 cents), Delaware (25 cents), Texas (28 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Utah (29 cents), Wisconsin (29 cents,) Vermont (29 cents), Michigan (29 cents) and North Dakota (30 cents).

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for L2 commercial charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (56 cents), West Virginia (45 cents), South Dakota (43 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), Montana (41 cents), New Hampshire (41 cents), Tennessee (41 cents) and Alaska (40 cents).