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still half as cheap as in EU
by AmazingTurtle 2mo ago
still half as cheap as in EU
- Hamuko 2mo agoMy grandma called last night and mentioned that diesel was 2.50 €/litre. That would make it about $8.75 a gallon.
- kioleanu 2mo agoWhat you on about? A gallon of diesel is 5,9 euros in Italy and 8,6 euros in Germany. In other countries anywhere in between
- iso1631 2mo agoIt works out at €1.40 a litre, or £1.20 a litre. Diesel at the local garage I passed at lunchtime is £1.89 (57% more). The web [0] suggests that is more expensive than anywhere in europe other than France and Denmark for some reason. So nowhere near "half as cheap". Throw in poor American average mileage and I suspect the price-per-mile is quite similar. [0] https://www.fuel-prices.eu/live/ https://www.fuel-prices.eu/live/
- bluGill 2mo agoDiesel engines in the US are used for things where they do count fuel costs. (there are a few diesel cars/SUVs, but they are a tiny minority). In short for most diesel users the efficiency is very similar between US and Europe.
- noselasd 2mo agoDiesel in Norway was about €2.5 a litre today.
- Scoundreller 2mo agoA lot of the “savings” in US get eaten up through poor economy, poor driving strategy and dependence on traffic lights + stop signs instead of roundabouts + “traffic from the left/right gets priority” yield-by-default junctions. I think cost per kilometre/lightyear/rod is close
- varjag 2mo agoEuropeans don't drive half as much as Americans.
- cromka 2mo agoAnd cars not as big.
- gizajob 2mo agoBecause fuel is so expensive
- gizajob 2mo agoBecause fuel is so expensive.
- xutopia 2mo agoAnd because driving is slower and less convenient than public transit there. Seriously in Berlin, Paris or London I would prefer the public transit options in nearly all of my trips.
- Hamuko 2mo agoAh yes, Europe is just one big city.
- varjag 2mo agoRather because the population density is much higher. So there's less need and more inconvenience to longer commutes.