Fuel prices: Drought makes fuel more expensive - local shortages possible
Meanwhile, motorists also get to feel that there is too little water in the Rhine: It makes the fuel more expensive. The current low water on the Rhine is working
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Meanwhile, motorists also get to feel that there is too little water in the Rhine: It makes the fuel more expensive. “The current low water on the Rhine has a price-driving effect,” says ADAC fuel market expert Christian Laberer. On Monday, he had said: “We are trying to implement as much as possible in order to ensure discharge now.” In the short term, however, "we have some opportunities to hopefully get over these difficult weeks in August," the minister continued. On Wednesday, Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger (CDU) wants to discuss with his counterparts in the countries on further measures against the consequences of the low water.
Furthermore, The differences are a few cents - for petrol, it is between Bavaria and NRW or Hesse around 7 cents, for diesel around 8. And it is also noticeable at district level that the expensive areas in the western half of Germany are concentrated - especially in the case of gasoline, while in Bavaria - especially in its southern half - it is the cheapest. At low levels, shippers can carry less cargo, which increases transport costs, makes it difficult to supply industry with intermediate products and puts supply chains under pressure.
In addition, The most expensive federal states for petrol are - as of Tuesday morning - North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse in front of Bremen, Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland. Germany fuel prices: Drought makes fuel more expensive – local shortages possible Especially in the West of Germany, fuel prices are currently tending higher.
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Meanwhile, motorists also get to feel that there is too little water in the Rhine: It makes the fuel more expensive. “The current low water on the Rhine has a price-driving effect,” says ADAC fuel market expert Christian Laberer.
reliability low1/3 sourcesOn Monday, he had said: “We are trying to implement as much as possible in order to ensure discharge now.” In the short term, however, "we have some opportunities to hopefully get over these difficult weeks in August," the minister continued.
reliability low1/3 sourcesOn Wednesday, Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger (CDU) wants to discuss with his counterparts in the countries on further measures against the consequences of the low water.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe differences are a few cents - for petrol, it is between Bavaria and NRW or Hesse around 7 cents, for diesel around 8.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAnd it is also noticeable at district level that the expensive areas in the western half of Germany are concentrated - especially in the case of gasoline, while in Bavaria - especially in its southern half - it is the cheapest.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAt low levels, shippers can carry less cargo, which increases transport costs, makes it difficult to supply industry with intermediate products and puts supply chains under pressure.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe most expensive federal states for petrol are - as of Tuesday morning - North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse in front of Bremen, Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland.
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Germany fuel prices: Drought makes fuel more expensive – local shortages possible Especially in the West of Germany, fuel prices are currently tending higher.
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