There has been a lot of discussion recently in Germany about the introduction of the new E10 petrol.
However I am sure that the question on most motorists’ minds is “will it damage my car?” [Read more…]
2011 saw the introduction of a new type of petrol in Germany: E10.
What sounds like a London post code is actually a mixture of normal petrol and bio-ethanol. 10% bio-ethanol to be precise, hence the name.
The reason for this is an EU directive (2009/30/EG) which intends to
A similar step was taken a few years ago, when E5 was introduced – with 5% bio-ethanol. [Read more…]
Back in the 1990s I remember the Green Party in Germany promising to raise the price of petrol to 5DM per Litre (around 2,50EUR). This may have just been campaigning to make their point against fossil fuels, particularly at a time when they had not been confronted with the problem of actually running the Government.
I remember a comedian on the German version of “Have I Got News For You?” even accused them once of not keeping their campaign promises – because the price of petrol still hadn’t reached that point yet.
Ten years later and that promise may be about to come true. A petrol station in Devon recently charged almost 2GBP (about 2,44EUR) per litre for diesel! Even in Germany the price of diesel has now caught up with that of the normal 95-octane fuel.
Most petrol stations here are displaying only two prices: one price for 98-octane fuel, and one for everything else! It has now become much more expensive to drive anywhere on normal petrol or diesel than ever before. And yet I still don’t see many petrol stations here offering alternatives. I still don’t see better public transport, except for special events.
I’ve read recently about new high-speed train lines being considered in the UK, about new driver-less underground trains in Nuremberg and about towns in Germany introducing mandatory solar panels on building.
Is my part of Germany starting to fall behind?
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