[V8] 6.5 litre diesel?

Bastian Homburg b.homburg at web.de
Sat May 22 12:51:04 PDT 2010


mostly, yes (see her for details: 
http://www.drive-alive.co.uk/fuel_prices_europe.html).
BUT that's only due to different levels of taxation. In almost all of 
Europe, diesel is taxed less than gas and is therefore less expensive. 
Notable exception: Switzerland, where diesel is taxed the same level as 
is gasoline, and depending on the season (winter=higher prices)  it 
tends to be as expensive as premium gasoline.
There's countries like Austria where diesel cars have a market share of 
over 50%, and even in Germany almost 40% of new cars have a diesel under 
the hood.





kneale at coslink.net wrote:
> When they introduced the "new" more refined diesel fuel in the USofA, the
> price climbed to a dollar a gallon more than the highest-priced premium
> gasoline.  It's still about level with premium fuel=$3 a gallon or so.  Is
> your diesel cheaper than gasoline?
>    
>


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