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We were celebrating yesterday because we found petrol (ok, gas) for less that £1.80 a litre. For context that's about $10 a gallon. Thank you Costco!

by simonh 4y ago

_benedict 4y ago
It's about $8. The US gallon is smaller than the UK gallon.
- Miraste 4y ago
  I didn't know that, that's deranged. Like US and UK tons.
  - effingwewt 4y ago
    I didn't either, and am glad to know. At least I think ton and tonne are spelled differently. I'm American so can't say for sure.
    - Miraste 4y ago
      That's a separate, third kind of ton (hurray standards!). The tonne is a metric measurement for 1000kg. American and UK tons are different amounts, but spelled the same way. They're known as short ton and long ton respectively. America also uses the long ton and the metric tonne for some applications without differentiating the names at all.
      - effingwewt 4y ago
        Oh my god it gets worse?! I don't know why we don't just switch over, I know engineers hate it. Thanks for the info!
  - anigbrowl 4y ago
    And pints and pounds. US/UK's measurement fetishes are quaint but not really amusing.
  - hotpotamus 4y ago
    The UK bastardizes the metric system like the US does, but in different units too. So they measure car efficiency in miles per gallon but the number comes out different from American numbers because their mile is the same while their gallon is different. I assume the UK is the same as the US though where all Imperial units are now just derived from metric equivalents anyway. It's all deranged, welcome to the world.
- throw0101a 4y ago
  Because of course it is… Regardless, this site has prices in various countries in various volumetric units and currencies: * https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/gasoline_prices/ https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/gasoline_prices/
bfung 4y ago
Costco gas also the cheapest in its geographical area in the US. The only (first world) problem is that the queue time is usually 8 or 9 cars back (at least in California).
- gnicholas 4y ago
  The Redwood City (CA) Costco is about the same price as the cheapest station on Woodside Road (2 miles away, and closer to many neighborhoods). I have a Costco card but never go there for gas anymore due to the wait.
ace2358 4y ago
In Australia it finally fell back down below $2/L (from $2.20 -> $1.75). Which is a crazy swing in price in such a short amount of time.
olig15 4y ago
I filled up today at a Tesco for £1.74, it’s definitely starting to come down in the UK (some places more than others/not at all).
Someone1234 4y ago
The UK price includes 57.95p per litre duty and then 20% VAT on the total. In my opinion the UK is extremely well positioned geographically for renewables. The main problem right now isn't the technology or the theoretical capacity, it is government policy wherein the UK subsidies fossil fuels heavily, while actually slowing renewable projects and or electric transport[0]. What I find frustrating is that renewables are often only framed around climate change, whereas they are really a national security imperative (as is climate change too, by the way). The UK is too reliant on foreign countries for fossil fuels. The UK could very easily manufacturer wind turbines, but choose not to, then are surprised when international fuel instability and unstable demand wrecks havoc on the country. You'd think they would have learned something from the current chaos, but the messaging coming out of Whitehall suggests that they're just waiting for the current storm to blow over while not looking over the horizon at how to stop the next time. [0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/10/29/uk-spending-32-times-more-on-fossil-fuels-than-renewables-new-report/?sh=450e211f35d4 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/10/29/uk-spen...
- nerdawson 4y ago
  > You'd think they would have learned something from the current chaos, but the messaging coming out of Whitehall suggests that they're just waiting for the current storm to blow over while not looking over the horizon at how to stop the next time. The civil service are utterly incapable of responding to any crisis. In fact, I’d argue that “Yes, Minister” was more documentary than satire. Dominic Cummings’s breakdowns of COVID behind the scenes paint the picture of chaotic dysfunction back then. Hard to believe anything will have changed since.
benj111 4y ago
I saw it for £1.71 today. at a Texaco no less.

We were celebrating yesterday because we found petrol (ok, gas) for less that £1.80 a litre. For context that's about $10 a gallon. Thank you Costco!

by simonh 4y ago

We were celebrating yesterday because we found petrol (ok, gas) for less that £1.80 a litre. For context that's about $10 a gallon. Thank you Costco!

_benedict 4y ago

It's about $8. The US gallon is smaller than the UK gallon.

Miraste 4y ago
I didn't know that, that's deranged. Like US and UK tons.
- effingwewt 4y ago
  I didn't either, and am glad to know. At least I think ton and tonne are spelled differently. I'm American so can't say for sure.
  - Miraste 4y ago
    That's a separate, third kind of ton (hurray standards!). The tonne is a metric measurement for 1000kg. American and UK tons are different amounts, but spelled the same way. They're known as short ton and long ton respectively. America also uses the long ton and the metric tonne for some applications without differentiating the names at all.
    - effingwewt 4y ago
      Oh my god it gets worse?! I don't know why we don't just switch over, I know engineers hate it. Thanks for the info!
- anigbrowl 4y ago
  And pints and pounds. US/UK's measurement fetishes are quaint but not really amusing.
- hotpotamus 4y ago
  The UK bastardizes the metric system like the US does, but in different units too. So they measure car efficiency in miles per gallon but the number comes out different from American numbers because their mile is the same while their gallon is different. I assume the UK is the same as the US though where all Imperial units are now just derived from metric equivalents anyway. It's all deranged, welcome to the world.
throw0101a 4y ago
Because of course it is… Regardless, this site has prices in various countries in various volumetric units and currencies: * https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/gasoline_prices/ https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/gasoline_prices/

bfung 4y ago

Costco gas also the cheapest in its geographical area in the US. The only (first world) problem is that the queue time is usually 8 or 9 cars back (at least in California).

gnicholas 4y ago
The Redwood City (CA) Costco is about the same price as the cheapest station on Woodside Road (2 miles away, and closer to many neighborhoods). I have a Costco card but never go there for gas anymore due to the wait.

ace2358 4y ago

In Australia it finally fell back down below $2/L (from $2.20 -> $1.75). Which is a crazy swing in price in such a short amount of time.

olig15 4y ago

I filled up today at a Tesco for £1.74, it’s definitely starting to come down in the UK (some places more than others/not at all).

Someone1234 4y ago

The UK price includes 57.95p per litre duty and then 20% VAT on the total. In my opinion the UK is extremely well positioned geographically for renewables. The main problem right now isn't the technology or the theoretical capacity, it is government policy wherein the UK subsidies fossil fuels heavily, while actually slowing renewable projects and or electric transport[0]. What I find frustrating is that renewables are often only framed around climate change, whereas they are really a national security imperative (as is climate change too, by the way). The UK is too reliant on foreign countries for fossil fuels. The UK could very easily manufacturer wind turbines, but choose not to, then are surprised when international fuel instability and unstable demand wrecks havoc on the country. You'd think they would have learned something from the current chaos, but the messaging coming out of Whitehall suggests that they're just waiting for the current storm to blow over while not looking over the horizon at how to stop the next time. [0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/10/29/uk-spending-32-times-more-on-fossil-fuels-than-renewables-new-report/?sh=450e211f35d4 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/10/29/uk-spen...

nerdawson 4y ago
> You'd think they would have learned something from the current chaos, but the messaging coming out of Whitehall suggests that they're just waiting for the current storm to blow over while not looking over the horizon at how to stop the next time. The civil service are utterly incapable of responding to any crisis. In fact, I’d argue that “Yes, Minister” was more documentary than satire. Dominic Cummings’s breakdowns of COVID behind the scenes paint the picture of chaotic dysfunction back then. Hard to believe anything will have changed since.

benj111 4y ago

I saw it for £1.71 today. at a Texaco no less.