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National Average Drops Below $4/Gallon as Summer Travel Heats Up​

WASHINGTON, DC (June 18, 2026) – Drives are getting a break at the pump as the summer travel season heats up. For the first time since Mach 30, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is down to $3.99. This marks nearly 4 straight weeks of declines. Crude oil prices are down as the U.S. and Iran reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Sliding gas prices come as millions of Americans prepare to travel for Independence Day in record numbers starting next weekend.

Today’s National Average: $3.999

One Week Ago: $4.129

One Month Ago: $4.515

 

[freedomcm]

Four months ago: $2.90
One year ago: $3.05

 

[irvinehomeowner]

What happen to morekaos’ plan against China?

 

[Liar Loan]

Four months ago: $2.90
One year ago: $3.05

So gas prices are only up by $1 and rapidly falling heading into the busy summer travel season. Remarkable.

 

[morekaos]

What happen to morekaos’ plan against China?

It’s working perfectly…we now control most of chinas oil supplies through north/South America and now the Middle East choke point….#winning

 

[irvinehomeowner]

AI does not agree:

The Plot Twist: It Didn't Work as Intended

If the goal was to cripple China's economy by starving it of energy, it largely backfired.
While China's oil imports through Hormuz hit a decade low, its economy barely flinched. Analysts note that China's massive, 25-year push into domestic electrification, solar power, and Electric Vehicles (EVs) acted as a perfect shock absorber. Furthermore, the restriction just pushed China to import even more pipeline oil and gas overland from Russia and Central Asia, entirely bypassing the US-controlled oceans.

So, while the US did use its naval dominance to heavily restrict who got oil out of the open strait, China managed to weather the storm.

EVs for the win?

 

[morekaos]

AI does not agree:

The Plot Twist: It Didn't Work as Intended

If the goal was to cripple China's economy by starving it of energy, it largely backfired.
While China's oil imports through Hormuz hit a decade low, its economy barely flinched. Analysts note that China's massive, 25-year push into domestic electrification, solar power, and Electric Vehicles (EVs) acted as a perfect shock absorber. Furthermore, the restriction just pushed China to import even more pipeline oil and gas overland from Russia and Central Asia, entirely bypassing the US-controlled oceans.

So, while the US did use its naval dominance to heavily restrict who got oil out of the open strait, China managed to weather the storm.

EVs for the win?

The entity is just telling you what it thinks you wanna hear

AI Wants to Make You Happy. Even If It Has to Bend the Truth​

AI Wants to Make You Happy. Even If It Has to Bend the Truth

AI is being trained to please us, and in doing so, is becoming more indifferent to accuracy.

www.cnet.com

 

[irvinehomeowner]

Dispute the facts.

So far you’ve just been floating Truth Social theories.

 

[morekaos]

Dispute the facts.

So far you’ve just been floating Truth Social theories.

Forcing china to over rely on Russia is perfectly in line. Chinas domestic coal powered production further restricts their options to self reliance. We now control not just their energy needs but most of the worlds….drilll baby drill!!!