 VW plans to invest at least a billion dollars, and perhaps as much as $5 billion, in a joint venture with Rivian, stock in the electric truck maker soared on the news. The company said they want to work together on best-in-class EV software. Crude oil prices are climbing, along with retail gasoline prices in the U.S. AAA finds the average price of regular gasoline has jumped about a nickel a gallon in the last week. It's still about 10 cents a gallon lower, though, than it was a month ago.