Gas prices have jumped more than 70 cents in Florida since ongoing U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran started just over a week ago and effectively halted tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil traffic.
The auto club AAA put an average gallon of gas in Florida at $3.63 on Tuesday.
Orlando had one of highest average prices, at $3.72 a gallon, on Tuesday. The average price shoot up by 16 cents from Monday to Tuesday morning.
On March 1, the average in Florida was $2.89 a gallon. The national average has grown from $2.98 a gallon to $3.54 since then.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, cautioned Sunday night that another round of pump price increases may be pending as crude oil trading surpassed $100 a barrel.
Florida also was among the 10 states with the fastest growing diesel prices.
“For trucking companies, farmers, freight carriers, and construction firms, these types of spikes are particularly disruptive because fuel surcharges and budgets often cannot adjust fast enough,” De Haan wrote.
For electric vehicles, the per kilowatt hour cost at charging stations in Florida went from 39 cents to 41 cents last week.
AAA noted the increase in fuel prices is mixed with the annual springtime rise in demand and energy producers shifting to the more expensive summer-blend.