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WCCB Charlotte's CW AAA predicts 60% more travelers than last year, still 14% below pre-pandemic levels May 17, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (News Release) – For the 1 million North Carolinians expected to travel by car this Memorial Day, gas prices are trending more than $1 higher than last year, when demand plummeted as much of the country was under stay-at-home orders. Now, at $2.93, North Carolina gas price averages are 29 cents more than this time in May 2019. “Many Carolinians are so eager to travel, we don’t expect higher gas prices to interfere with their plans,” said Tiffany Wright, ...

As fuel flows once again through Colonial Pipeline and into the Carolinas, experts warn it could take days for gas stations to return to normal supply. Even still, it’s welcome news for gas stations around the area. “We’re kinda able to laugh a little bit right now, because there’s more certainty of supply than there has been, as we’ve really really been stressed. I’ll be honest with you,” said Stewart Spinks, founder and chairman of The Spinx Co. Spinks said his stations don’t use fuel from Colonial Pipeline, yet demand for gas is causing some stations to run out altoget...

Colonial Pipeline has restarted, but this week's panic buying means limited supplies Adam Wagner and Ben Sessoms, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) May 14—North Carolina continued to experience widespread gasoline shortages Friday, which experts and officials largely attributed to ongoing panic buying as well as high vehicle traffic in state. As of 8 a.m., 69% of North Carolina's gas stations did not have any supply, according to GasBuddy's Patrick De Haan. By noon, that had improved slightly to 65%. In Raleigh, 75.7% of stations did not have gas as of 2 p.m. Friday. "We g...

By Christina Haley O'Neal, posted About 6 hours ago Fuel at the pumps around Wilmington is still lacking at some gas stations. (Photo by Cece Nunn) The gas shortage situation is expected to remain a problem this weekend before getting better, according to AAA.  “The Carolinas will continue to see limited fuel supply for the next few days,” said Tiffany Wright, spokeswoman for AAA Carolinas, in an email Friday.  More gas is on the way in the next 24 to 48 hours, she said, though some areas will still be without fuel. "No need to fill up if you have gas that can support y...

On Wednesday morning, GasBuddy reported 25% of North Carolina gas stations were out of fuel but by the end of the workday, that number rose to nearly 70%.