Here in Melbourne, Australia - the diesel price is currently the equivalent of $8.60 USD / gallon ($2.65AUD / litre).
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It's really kinda ironic to see as a German that the US is nearing our prices and those we've been paying / ripped off forever all losing their mind. Our current diesel price, if I calculated correctly, is around 10$/gal.
Only thing to be careful of is that US gallon is only 3.79 litres, not 4.55 litres like it is in the UK. (Makes the fuel economy of American cars seem even worse than they really are.)
If the diesel price is about €2.33/l at the moment and the dollar is about €0.86, then German diesel is ~$10.26/gallon at the moment.
Yup, I calculated with 3.8 for gal/L and almost forgot to convert the euro price to Usd thereafter 😁.
Awww those poor retarda in F350's. Let me get out the world's smallest violin.
Most F-350s are gasoline engines
The price of diesel affects pretty much everything. How do you think stuff gets to your local shops? Your grocery? How do you think bulk foodstuffs are transported over land and sea? How do you think bulk agricultural fertilizer is transported? The precursor chemicals for bulk fertilizer?
You understand my point, I trust.
"Gas prices aren't high." - Trump
Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s refineries
*Ukraine's defense from the Russian invasion
An invasion facilitated by the first Trump administration.
I hope it goes to $10+ per gallon. $6 would be a bargain in other countries.
Looking diesel go for 2.17€/lt in Italy and that with a 0.17€ discount made from cutting taxes on it (so it's actually 2.34€/lt) makes me wish we had $6 per gallon. Would cut our prices by 1€/lt straight. Lucky I have an EV, but if I hade an ICE I'd be fearing the day I have to go to the gas station as the day the mortgage payment arrives.
I'm in France right now and the gas is in the 2.30€ / L.
In Montréal Canada, the gas was near 2$ / L before i left.
But we took in trillions and trillions in tarrifs, enough to give each person 5,000
/s
BUT I get to Assault CHILDREN so it's WORTH it!
-LITERALLY Republican Voters!