LIBERTY, Mo. -- A Liberty gas station owner woke up Friday morning and decided to sell gas all day for $1.98, he said.

The owner of a Valero gas station at Missouri Highway 291 and Liberty Drive, Milton Grin, said he was closing the business he'd owned for two years and was getting into the electric car business.

"We were in the mood today to give $1.98 gas away today," he said. "On a nice hot day in Kansas City, it was time to have a little break."

He had three electric cars on display near his gas pumps.

"We were going to close, and we thought it would be a good thing for everybody, and we want to promote the electric car business," he said.

Before he dropped his gas prices, he notified police so they could handle any traffic issues related to his sale.

By 6 p.m., they'd stopped selling the gas because of traffic concerns.