Why gas prices are so low right now, explained in 2 minutes

Gasoline prices in the United States have fallen to their lowest level since 2010. And the reason for that is pretty simple — global oil prices are crashing. But why are oil prices crashing? That's a more complex story, as we explain in the video above (click here for the Youtube version).

(GasBuddy.com/Vox)

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