The current national average is $4.18 per gallon, according to AAA, meaning New Jersey is not only outperforming the rest of the country as a whole, but also its closest neighbors.
The idea of "street vending," as in the traditional trucks one might think of on the street corners of New York or Los Angeles, is fading away at least in the Garden State, where business practically shuts down from November through March.
New Jersey reportedly has the fourth highest gas tax in the nation. While the Garden State continues to pay over $4 a gallon at the pump, lawmakers are turning their attention towards temporarily lowering that tax.