The price of diesel in Germany has updated the historical record: the cost of diesel in Germany reached a record €2,453 per liter
In Germany, the price of diesel fuel on the morning of September 17 reached a new historical maximum - €2,453 per liter, Bild writes with reference to the German Automobile Club (ADAC). The record increase in diesel prices is due to the aggravation of the situation near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic sea route between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which affects shipping and the cost of transporting energy to Europe.
In Germany, the price of diesel fuel on the morning of September 17 reached a new historical maximum - €2,453 per liter, Bild writes with reference to the German Automobile Club (ADAC).
The record increase in diesel prices is due to the aggravation of the situation near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic sea route between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which affects shipping and the cost of transporting energy to Europe.
Simultaneously with diesel, it updated the historical maximum and E10 gasoline (contains up to 10% bioethanol). The average price of such fuel on September 17 was €2,314 per liter. Since the beginning of the conflict between the United States and Iran, the cost of diesel in Germany has increased by almost 71 cents, and the E10 – by almost 54 cents.
According to the newspaper, the driver of a diesel car, driving 1.4 thousand km per month at a consumption of 7 liters per 100 km, now spends about €69 per month more than before the escalation of the Middle East conflict.
