ATLANTA — Georgia gas price average are rising once more.
Motorists now pay an average of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 1 cent less than a month ago, and 7 cents less than last year. It costs drivers an average price of $43.50 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline.
“Gas prices in Georgia have been nudging up since we rang in the New Year,” Montrae Waiters, AAA-The Auto Club Group spokeswoman, said. “The main culprit appears to be a higher price for crude oil, which moved to the mid-$70s.”
Since last Monday, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has increased by 4 cents to $3.06.