Freedom Fuel Network Raises Some Gas Prices From $3.47 as Trump-Backed Discounts Face Funding Questions
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Updated · PhillyVoice.com · Jul 10
Freedom Fuel Network Raises Some Gas Prices From $3.47 as Trump-Backed Discounts Face Funding Questions
3 articles · Updated · PhillyVoice.com · Jul 10
Summary
$3.47-a-gallon Freedom Fuel prices have already started rising at several stations, with some Philadelphia-area sites up 10 cents and one Egg Harbor Township location reaching $3.89, according to GasBuddy data cited by USA Today.
25 stations in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area were rebranded under the new network after Trump and the White House promoted it, but the company has disclosed little about its ownership, funding or how long the discounts will last.
A July 1 Delaware trademark filing and a White House statement that the administration has no role in the private company have not answered whether the lower prices are being subsidized or absorbed by station owners as a short-term marketing loss leader.
National gas prices remain elevated at $3.88 a gallon—down from above $4.50 in May but up from $3.17 a year ago—as the administration tries to project relief ahead of November amid Iran-linked oil market disruption and voter anxiety over affordability.