ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — No one is proud of the present gas prices, which is why one Albuquerque gas station is charging folks lower than three bucks per gallon.
On Saturday from 10 a.m. till midday, a gallon of gas at Chronic Kings dispensary and gas station – positioned at Lomas and Arno Street – will price folks $2.38.
“It’s mainly just to give back to the people and try to help them out just for a few hours,” says Chronic Kings CEO Dominic Holguin. He expects lots of to indicate up and with 5,000 gallons of gas accessible, there must be sufficient.
“We are hoping the whole city shows up,” he stated.
At the identical time, many in the Duke City are ditching their automobile all along with the excessive gas prices switching to 2 wheels as a substitute.
“Not everyone can buy a Tesla, but everyone can afford an electric bike,” says Duane Kinsley the proprietor of Sports Systems in Albuquerque.
Kinsley stated for the previous couple of months, his outlets has bought a number of electrical bikes each single day to freshmen and avid riders.
“Electric bikes are just going off,” Kinsley stated. “In fact, over half of all of our sales have been electric bikes.”
Kinsley stated he hasn’t seen gross sales like this since COVID-19 hit and strict restrictions have been in place. This electrical bike increase is anticipated to proceed to climb till gas prices go down.
Right now, Albuquerque drivers are paying round $4.43 per gallon. Farmington drivers are paying a mean of $4.94 a gallon, and Santa Fe drivers are paying round $4.57 a gallon.
According to AAA, the worth for common unleaded gas in New Mexico has dropped about 12 cents since simply final Friday – principally due to the latest drop in crude oil prices.