Think so, go to California, the average price there right now is over $5, is that gouging?
Has their summer price gone into effect yet?
California, with the highest gas prices in the country does not now seem be at your $5+ figure:
https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/
And West Virginia’s average is $2.98.
So, yes, I’d say the $6.99 figure was gouging.
Sorry. The Virginia average for today is also under $3.00.