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German Gas Station Charges €9.99 for a Liter or $55 for a gallon of Gasoline!
A petrol station in the town of Filderstadt near Stuttgart, Germany, skyrocketed the price of super gasoline to a prohibitive level of €9.99 per liter ($14.60) or $55 per gallon on Easter Monday, in an attempt to…prevent customers from buying the fuel. German news site ‘The Local’ reported that the Esso petrol station raised the price to €9.99 a liter as it was running low on the fuel amid a nationwide shortage. Despite warning signs posted at the pumps, several clients fueled their cars and had a very, very unpleasant surprise at the cash register when they learned the amount of money they had to pay. One of them was asked to pay €209.98 ($307) for the 21 liters of super gasoline he put in his BMW, while another driver learned that she owed just under €200 ($292.5) for 20 liters of fuel!
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Honda Offers New Civic Natural Gas Vehicle Customers A $3,000 Fuel Card, Is It Worth A Look?
With gasoline prices creeping up again to as high as an average of $4.67 a gallon (€1.23 a liter) in California on Tuesday, according to the AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report, Honda thought it would be a good idea to launch a new promotion for...
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Report: A Look At The Average Fuel Prices In Europe And The Usa In February 2011
Without doubt, American drivers are feeling the pinch at the gas pump again as fuel prices have recently surged well past the $3 per gallon mark, recording a 20 per cent increase in the past year. According to the U.S. Energy information Administration,...
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Audi Q5 And A4 Allroad Quattro Get New Entry-level Engines
A new entry-level diesel is available for both the Audi Q5 SUV and the A4 allroad quattro crossover while the Q5 also gets a new base gasoline unit in the form of the 2.0 TSI. The diesel engine is a 2.0-liter TDI with common rail high-pressure injection...
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New Vw Golf Plus Crossover Bifuel Goes On Sale In Europe
Volkswagen is extending the model range of its recently facelifted Golf Plus with an LPG-capable version called Golf Plus BiFuel. The compact crossover that can run either on petrol or LPG at the flick of a switch is equipped with a 1.6-liter, four-cylinder...
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Average U.s. Gas Prices Hit Record $4 A Gallon For The First Time
American drivers are paying an average of $4 a gallon of gasoline for the first time in U.S history as of this Sunday according to the motorist group AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. The national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose...
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