Gasbuddy: U.S. gas prices could rise to almost $3.80 per gallon before peaking According to the forecast data, the national average would rise to $3.41 per gallon in 2022 Gasbuddy: We could see a national average that flirts with, or in a worst-case scenario, potentially exceeds $4 a gallon U.S. gas prices could rise to almost $3.80 per gallon before peaking, according to new data from GasBuddy reported exclusively by CNN. According to the forecast data, the national average would rise to $3.41 per gallon in 2022, up from this year’s average of $3.02 per gallon. The peak could come in May 2022, at $3.79 per gallon. That’s considerably higher than what the federal government projects for prices at the pump. Earlier this month, the Energy Information Administration forecast in its Short-Term Energy Outlook that the average retail price for gasoline next year would fall to $2.88 from $3.00 […]