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That's interesting, maybe we adopted contactless payments faster in part because in our gas stations you'd usually pay inside the shop. I have to think that was
by dvdkon 5y ago
That's interesting, maybe we adopted contactless payments faster in part because in our gas stations you'd usually pay inside the shop. I have to think that was only one of many reasons, though.
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoPartly that, and the USA's much higher car dependence in general. I'd wager the average adult in the USA spends more time in a petrol station than the average European.
- VilleO 5y agoQuick googling gave me average US car consumption 25 mpg vs 57 mpg in EU. Edit: Bad googling, sorry. 57 mpg was proposed for new cars.
- phinnaeus 5y agoCompound that with driving more and it's a lot more time spent filling up.
- rutthenut 5y agoWow! Average 57 mpg in Europe - really? Even for diesels, that sounds extremely optimistic; is that from manufacturer-supplied figures? US gallons happen to be smaller too, fwiw
- iarenaza 5y agoWell, my 7 years old Mercedes A 180 CDI 2012 model (Diesel engine) averages 53 mpg (4.4 l/100Km) still today (see my old comment with all the details for the these numbers at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14552816 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14552816). The manufacturer-supplied official numbers are even better (3.3 to 3.6 l/100Km, or about 65 to 71 mpg). NB: the above mpg numbers are computed using US gallons (3.785 litres)
- rutthenut 5y agoUseful economy figures, for sure. It's the average across Europe that I'd find really surprising, given how many older vehicles there will be, and not all diesels
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoHmm, I wasn't even thinking about fuel efficiency, but that's interesting. I meant, for anyone that missed it, that commuting by bus/train/tram/metro is much more common in urban areas in Europe than in the USA.