WYOMING, Mich. — For just a few hours, some motorists in West Michigan got to capitalize on gasoline priced at $2.38 a gallon.
A privately-owned Citgo gas station in Wyoming partnered up with Americans for Prosperity-Michigan, which is a libertarian political advocacy group.
From 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, the gas station offered up discounted gas on a first-come-first-serve basis. Hundreds of cars lined up for their chance to fill up.
The group chose $2.38 a gallon because that's what they say was the national average price of gas on the day that President Joe Biden took office.
Rep. Peter Meijer stopped by Thursday morning to take part in the event.
This short event mirrored similar discount gas events across the country to highlight the increasing costs of energy. According to AAA, the average price of gas for Americans sits around $4.86 per gallon.
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