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Gas Prices Stay Steady, But May Be Set For Increase

Southern California gas prices have barely moved again for four of the past five weeks, but refinery issues created a 15-cent jump in Los Angeles wholesale prices on Wednesday, which could mean increases at the pump, according to the Automobile Club of...

Gas Prices Stall For Now Despite Refinery Outage

Gas prices moved very little in recent days despite a power outage at the Torrance Refinery formerly owned by ExxonMobil Monday that interrupted production, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail state...

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U.S. Drivers Waste $2.1 Billion Annually On Premium Gasoline

According to new AAA research, American drivers wasted more than $2.1 billion dollars in the last year by using premium-grade gasoline in vehicles designed to run on regular fuel. With 16.5 million U.S. drivers having used premium fuel despite the...

Auto Club’s Lompoc Branch Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The Lompoc branch of the Automobile Club of Southern California will celebrate its 50th birthday later in September with a member appreciation and traffic safety day. “We are proud to mark being part of the Lompoc community for 50 years,” said Chris Olvera, the Auto Club's Lompoc branch manager.

Gas Prices Move Up On Refinery Issues, But Uptick May Not Last

After a couple of weeks of plateaus, local gas prices moved up by less than a penny a day over the past week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail state average is $2.752 a gallon for regular today, 6.5...

Gas Prices Hover At Plateau For Second Straight Week

Gas prices moved up just a penny or less in most areas over the past week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail state average is $2.687 a gallon for regular today, six-tenths of a cent more than last...

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AAA American Driving Survey: Average Driver Spends Seven Workweeks Behind the Wheel Each Year

American drivers spend an average of more than 17,600 minutes behind the wheel each year, according to a new survey from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.  The research finds that more than 87.5 percent of Americans ages 16 years and older reported...