What you are paying at the gas pump, on average, is the lowest it’s been since March 2021. AAA says the national per gallon gas price is now $2.81. Meanwhile, GasBuddy projects the lowest prices this year will be drivers along the Gulf Coast and the south. There are questions about Venezuela’ s impact on the oil market. President Trump said the country will turn over up to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States. However, a GasBuddy analyst tells Forbes Magazine it’s just too early to tell how that could impact gas prices. According to GasBuddy, regular is sitting at about $2.57 in Charlotte. That’s below the North Carolina average of $2.64. Gas is always cheaper across the border in South Carolina, where it’s sitting at an average of $2.51. ...read more read less