You currently have to dig deep into your pockets when visiting a gas station.
The high fuel prices are particularly affecting companies in the region that have several vehicles on the road.
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- The fuel prices have been skyrocketing for weeks.
The liter of diesel costs 1.56 euros on Thursday morning in Weilheim, the liter of super is 1.74 euros.
The reasons for this include higher crude oil prices and the new CO2 tax.
Businesses that inevitably have a lot of vehicles on the roads are hit particularly hard.
150 buses, 110 of which are own, drive the
RVO
in the region.
"A bus covers around 300 kilometers a day, for 100 kilometers it needs 40 liters, makes 120 liters a day - and I don't really want to calculate any further," says RVO branch manager Ralf Kreutzer.
Although no exact data is available yet, the fuel prices would be very troublesome for the company.
“We still have a revenue problem,” says Kreutzer: Some of them don't want to use public transport at the moment, others don't have to do it that often because they can work from home.
“And now also cost increases.” Inevitably, the higher expenses will have to be passed on to customers.
In January the new tariff will be presented to the government of Upper Bavaria.
It happens annually.
Expensive fuel: assistance systems help bus drivers with climate-friendly driving
The RVO has long been concerned with the subject of “saving fuel”.
The company owns two hybrid buses, as well as four electric buses.
“But electricity isn't getting cheaper either,” says Kreutzer.
Assistance systems have been installed in all buses that support the driver in driving in a climate-friendly manner.
Perhaps the fuel prices could also have advantages for the RVO, because people prefer to take the bus instead of expensive refueling?
“I can only recommend that,” said Kreutzer.
However: "I am an optimistic person, but we will probably not win that many passengers in order to completely absorb the additional costs."
E-car in use in the driving school
Thomas Butz from the driving school of the same name in Penzberg has
to accept
increasing costs
. “We have to make all the journeys that are necessary with every learner driver,” says Butz. He has an eye on prices and is watching developments. "If things continue like this, I have to pass the costs on accordingly," says Butz. Means: The driver's license would be more expensive.
"Fuel-saving driving has always been taught," says Butz.
He has also had an electric car in his fleet for around a year.
This is cheaper in terms of consumption, "but the price of electricity does not stay the same".
The fact that the car has an automatic transmission is not a problem.
Since this year the test can be taken with it and the driver's license is still valid for cars with manual transmissions, explains Butz.
However, the students have to get to know both types of transmission in driving lessons.
Diesel price escalation clause helps freight forwarding
The
p.Ressle shipping company in Schongau
is also following the increase in fuel prices - but you can stay relaxed, as managing director Christian Hiemeyer describes.
For many years, a so-called diesel price escalation clause had been agreed with around 95 percent of customers.
"Otherwise we would have to renegotiate with everyone every two or three months," says Hiemeyer.
The current fuel price is passed on to the customer via the clause.
If the fuel price falls, the costs for the customer fall accordingly - and vice versa, if the fuel prices rise, as is the case now, the customers also have to dig a little deeper into their pockets.
Taxi driver looks around for alternatives
Short transport trips, airport transfers and even patient trips are among the portfolio of
Robert Bosch's taxi company of the same name in Weilheim
.
“Thank God, it is not so tied to a petrol station,” says Bosch.
Months ago he bought thousands of liters of diesel from a heating oil company.
"Because of Corona, it was quite cheap back then," explains Bosch.
He can now fall back on this supply.
Bosch fears, however, that fuel prices will continue to rise.
“And of course I have a private car - I can already tell.
That's extreme. ”In the taxi, drivers always make sure to save fuel, says Bosch.
He has also been looking for alternatives for a long time.
He would not be averse to e-cars.
"But loading times and mileage are not yet suitable for us".
It is certainly interesting for the future.
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