A gallon of gasoline cost as little as 4 cents in November.
The Bush administration is under increasing pressure to explain its approach to higher oil and gasoline costs.
Therefore, increased gasoline cost will likely make gas reducing alternatives increasingly necessary and common for lower income US residents.
Motorists might want to look at diesel prices to get an idea where gasoline costs are headed.
After rising 18 percent annualized in July, gasoline costs increased by 7.8 percent last month.
Most of the serious problems, such as high gasoline costs, or the rising dependence on foreign oil, have developed over decades.
One other factor that may have propelled online sales this year was higher gasoline costs.
Consumers are finding creative ways to cope with higher gasoline costs.
Her husband, Michael, meanwhile, was tired of the $300 monthly gasoline cost and the quality problems that began soon after they bought it.
Moreover, he said he expected the removal to cost more this year because of rising gasoline costs.