Diesel price rises to all-time high - Super also just barely missed the record high

Created: 01/10/2022, 1:21 PM

In addition to the renewed increase in oil prices recently, the price of CO2, which has risen since the beginning of the year, is also driving up fuel costs.

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Diesel drivers have to dig deeper into their pockets at the gas station than ever before.

The reasons for this include the winter, the crisis in Kazakhstan and the increased price of CO2.

Munich - The temporary relaxation at the pump is over.

Diesel drivers currently have to pay more for their fuel than ever before, as announced by the ADAC.

In the nationwide daily average on Sunday, a liter of diesel cost 1.584 euros, which is the highest value ever measured by the traffic club.

E10 premium petrol hit the books at 1.659 euros per liter, which is just 5 cents away from its record level from 2012.

ADAC: "The prices are steep"

"For people who have a diesel and have to drive to work, the prices are already hefty," said ADAC fuel market expert Jürgen Albrecht.

“At the moment everything comes at the same time when it comes to the price of diesel.

The typical seasonal increase, the expensive oil and the increase in the CO2 tax at the beginning of the year. ”The increase in the CO2 price amounts to around 1.5 cents per liter of fuel.

The oil price * had recently picked up against the background of the unrest in the producing country of Kazakhstan.

Also noticeable is the very small gap of 7.5 cents between the diesel and the Super E10.

"From the point of view of the tax situation, it would actually be a good 20 cents," said Albrecht.

However, it is typically lower in winter.

“On the one hand, this is due to the fact that diesel then becomes more expensive due to the higher demand for heating oil.

On the other hand, in the first few months of the year in particular, travel, which primarily drives gasoline demand, is lower.

In summer it is typically exactly the other way around and the distance is accordingly usually higher. "

Super just missed a record high

The fuel prices hit capers last year.

After a very favorable start, Diesel reached an all-time high in autumn, which has now been exceeded again, with premium gasoline just barely past its record values.

November was the most expensive month for refueling ever.

After that, prices fell for a few weeks before they went up again.

"The year 2022 will be exciting," said Albrecht.

But it is not yet possible to say whether it will be a record year.

"The oil market, which is of central importance here, is ultimately not a one-way street and prices can fall again - depending on how the economy and Corona * develop."