gallon as early as thursday. according to aaa, 75% of commuters say that s the benchmark where they ll put the brakes on driving. that s what happened in 2008, when the national average hit $4.11 or roughly $5.40 a gallon today with inflation. the consumer is in a different position than they were in 2008. as we get around that $5.20, $5.30 national average, we might see some change in consumer behavior. reporter: but as pent-up pandemic demand pumps up prices for now, there s also been a surge for electric vehicles. take a $310 mile road trip from l.a. to the bay area, a gas-guzzling sedan will set you back nearly $250. the same trip in an ev, just 43 bucks after three supercharges. i feel badly for people who are not able to get an electric car right now and are stuck paying those prices. reporter: for most americans, though, electric is still out of reach. and soon, the price at the pump
states and getting higher. jeff flock is more. hi, jeff. i come to you from one of those 16 states that three of them just joined the club. used be an exclusive club. not so much anymore. the states of ohio, idaho and pennsylvania overnight joined the $5 on average gallon a club. 16 states as you mentioned, plus the district of columbia. we re now at $4.95 on the national average. won t be long before we hit 5 they say. up 4 cents today, up 28 cents in the last week and 64 cents in the last month. i have a small consolation. if you look at the high gas price record, that was july of 2011. 2008, actually. $4.11. if you translate $4.11 to 2022, it comes to $5.40. so technically we re paying less
reluctance to do anything or help in any way. president ilves, good to see you again. toomas hendrik ilves it s a former president of the republic of estonia. coming up, the velshi banned book club is back with a very special feature. dear martin by nick stone, there have been calls to remove the bestseller from classrooms, libraries and reading list all over the united states. why? parents say the poignant and tragically realistic story of a black high school senior is too distressing for their own high school aged children to read. and, a year ago today the u.s. pledged an ambitious goal to slash greenhouse gas emissions. today climate change has become a backburner issue, as a world literally heats up. we re going to talk with governor jay inslee on his fight to set new standards on carbon emission reduction technologies. and, as of wednesday, the national average for a regular gallon of gas is $4.11.
because they know that in the middle of another variant, nicole knows this very well, it s politically too sensitive. it s going to kill them of the midterms and they know that as far as the economy goes, the gaslighting we ve seen from this administration and the putin price hike, which some internet the white house came up with that idea. this would be a great idea. let s put a hashtag in front of it. everybody s can abide. while nobody buys it. because they re seeing what s happening at your grocery store, you re seeing what s happening at your gas pump. i think $4.11 is the average. two americans feel it, they see it. as far as the southern border come i have kevin brady out tonight. talking about title 42 he said look, the gaslighting at the border, and the ignorance that he s seeing for the biden administration, he said he actually forgot that kamala harris is the board a star at this point. haven t we all? nobody s buying it, lick his
get through analysis, and issue permits in timely manner. cheryl: gasoline is $4.11. carley: thank you, bring in montana state attorney general austin knudson who read the letter to president biden about the pipeline. great to see you this morning, you hear the president blaming vladamir putin on high gas prices, you are calling on him to do something about it. can you hear me? attorney general? all right, i think we are having connection issues. i can now, yep. carley: tell us about this letter you wrote president bidens to pipeline? hello. carley: okay, we are probably going to have to get back toim had, he doesn t hear us. this has been something in the news and dogging the biden