DETROIT — Any motorist who has had to fill up lately could be forgiven for wincing in disbelief.
Fueled largely by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, gas prices worldwide have skyrocketed.
In the U.S., they’ve reached record highs above $4.30 a gallon. That’s 50 percent, or $1.43 per gallon, more than they were a year ago.
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