banned Russian oil imports.Prices at the pump were rising long before Russia invaded Ukraine and have spiraled faster since the start of the war.
The U.S. national average for a gallon of gasoline has soared over 45 cents a gallon in the past week, according to auto club AAA.The previous record average price was set on July 17, 2008, at $4.10 per gallon.
On Tuesday, California had the highest average price per gallon among U.S. states at $5.44, while Oklahoma was among the lowest at $3.719, according to AAA.
More than half of U.S. states and Washington, D.C. were all charging over $4 per gallon for regular gas.RELATED: Maximizing your car’s fuel economy as gas prices soar to record levelsIn addition to setting a new all-time high, the national average saw its largest-ever seven-day spike at 49.1 cents per gallon, topping the 49.0 cent weekly rise after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to GasBuddy, which tracks prices down to the service-station level.