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Fox 2 Detroit covers rising gas prices: “Many drivers who wake up this morning, they're going to see some sticker shock”
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From a May 1, 2026, video posted to the website of Fox 2 Detroit
ROBIN MURDOCH (FOX 2 DETROIT): You know, sometimes it does pay to just drive around and shop around because you can get a little bit of a break. I will tell you though, many drivers who wake up this morning, they're going to see some sticker shock. They are not going to like these numbers because gas prices, yes, they are on the rise. Once again, take a look at the Mobil gas station right behind me.
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You see that gas prices are at $5.09 a gallon. That is with credit. It, of course, is just a little bit cheaper if you want to pay with cash. This gas station is higher than the state average right now, which jumped nearly 30 cents overnight, so just in the last couple of hours.
According to AAA, the average price of gas in our state right now is $4.86 for a gallon of regular. Yesterday was $4.58. So we're actually up close to 70 cents from just a week ago. Gas prices all over the state really pushing very, very close to that $5 mark, if they are not there yet.
Analysts blaming refinery issues here in the states along with the conflict in the Middle East on those soaring prices that, of course, have drivers looking for various ways to get the most out of their money when they're at the pump.