Gasoline prices in the United States have been on a tear lately. 

They always go up in the summer months, but this year prices rose earlier than usual, in part, because a major pipeline was hacked causing shortages and panic buying.

Experts think prices could rise even further this summer on the expectation that Americans will hit the road in record numbers after a year of mostly being cooped up. 

CGTN's Karina Huber reports.

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