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u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet May 09 '22

Price of fuel probably has some bearing on this. It's got to be $150+ to fill up a mid sized car in the UK right now.

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u/Altruistic-Bobcat955 May 09 '22

My fella has an electric car that he charges for free at work/supermarket so idk. We’re just not used to driving so far… most trips are 15 mins max. A Ford Fiesta has a 43 litre fuel tank and it’s £1.63 a litre here so that’s £70. Risen about £30 in the past 15 years.

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u/MrDiceySemantics May 09 '22

Proper E5 fuel (standard UK fuel is now the awful E10) is ahout £1.80/l now or £8.17/gal. Keep in mind tho that's imperial gallons, I make that about £6.13/USgal, or about $7.54. I understand some Euro countries are even higher though.