U.S. retail gasoline prices are poised to average more than $4 a gallon in three states for the first time in 13 years as energy prices surge and fan fears of inflation. The average price of gasoline is already above $4 a gallon in California and Hawaii and, at $3.97 a gallon, is poised to cross the mark in Nevada as well, according to AAA. The last time that happened in three states at the same time was in 2008, a time when oil surged to an all-time record of more than $147 a barrel. Average pump prices should exceed $4 in the third state of Nevada “because we continue to see the price of oil rise,” Devin Gladden, AAA spokeperson, said by phone. While oil prices aren’t as high as they were a decade ago, other factors are contributing to higher pump prices in the Western U.S., including […]