How much for gas? Around the world, pain is felt at the pump

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — At a gas station near the Cologne, Germany, airport, Bernd Mueller watches the digits quickly climb on the pump: 22 euros ($23), 23 euros, 24 euros. The numbers showing how much gasoline he’s getting rise, too. But much more slowly. Painfully slowly.

“I’m getting rid of my car this October, November,” said Mueller, 80. “I’m retired, and then there’s gas and all that. At some point, you’ve got to scale back.”

Across the globe, drivers like Mueller are rethinking their habits and personal finances amid skyrocketing prices for gasoline and diesel, fueled by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the global rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Energy prices are a key driver of inflation that is rising worldwide and making the cost of living more expensive.

A motorcycle taxi driver in Vietnam turns off his ride-hailing app rather than burn precious fuel during rush-hour backups. A French family scales back ambitions for an August vacation. A graphic designer in California factors the gas price into the bill for a night out. A mom in Rome, figuring the cost of driving her son to camp, mentally crosses off a pizza night.

https://apnews.com/article/global-gas-prices-957d4b6b574d5924d68d5776f22363b1

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Well, this will push consumers into the direction of electric vehicles, etc., one good thing perhaps

[Initech]

3. I'm already looking at the Kia EV6 for my next car.

Fuck off, gas companies!

[Initech]

2. BP, ExxonMobil, and Chevron are taking advantage of us. It's corporate greed pure and simple.

[milestogo]

4. I wish it would there would be a push for better public transportation.

I lived without a car for years when I was in a large city. But you can't do that everywhere.

[róisín_dubh]

5. I'm in the UK and it's about 10/gallon with the exchange rate...

and conversion from litres to gallons. I drive only when I have to, but I have a gas efficient car (sort of). But it's still cheaper than commuting by train, which sucks.

[maxsolomon]

6. I didn't know the dial in the Oval Office

worked in Europe as well.

That Joe Biden is omnipotent!

[canetoad]

7. SE Australia

$2.05 litre, $7.76 US gallon.