At some Hendersonville and Asheville stations, has has been as cheap as $2.05 per gallon for regular unleaded...and even cheaper with bonus points and incentives like car washes. Gasoline prices in Asheville have fallen
2.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.27/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 259 stations in Asheville and Hendersonville. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.8 cents per gallon versus last week to $2.25/g, according to GasBuddy.
Average gasoline prices on February 4 in Asheville have ranged widely over the last five years:
$2.54/g in 2018, $2.27/g in 2017, $1.81/g in 2016, $2.13/g in 2015 and $3.30/g in 2014.
Including the change locally during the past week, prices yesterday were 26.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago and are 12.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has increased 1.1 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 34.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
Areas near Asheville and their current gas price climate:
Spartanburg- $1.96/g, down 2.5 cents per gallon from last week's $1.98/g.
Knoxville- $1.97/g, down 3.6 cents per gallon from last week's $2.00/g.
Greenville- $1.96/g, down 2.6 cents per gallon from last week's $1.98/g.
"While oil prices have risen to their highest in months on the instability in Venezuela's political situation, gasoline demand has remained weak and supply strong, thus keeping increases firmly in check," said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. "As the record gasoline supply continues to overshadow markets ahead of the road to summer gasoline, any updrafts at the pump will be small and limited for now, but once the transition begins, the supply overhang will be drawn down in short order as refiners liquidate winter gasoline, ushering in eventually higher prices come late-February and early March."
