ADAC: November was the most expensive month for refueling - this is what drivers now have to deal with

Created: 12/23/2021 Updated: 12/23/2021 10:33 AM

The fuel prices went on a wild roller coaster ride in the past year.

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After the corona hole, fuel prices rose steeply in 2021 and were on the hunt for records.

From the point of view of experts, 2022 will be "exciting".

The

on a wild roller coaster ride in the past year.

The cheapest tank year since the E10 was introduced was followed by the most expensive since 2013, according to ADAC data.

The

was even

of all time.

All of this fueled the debate about state relief for motorists.

Most expensive tank year since 2013 - rollercoaster ride at the fuel price

Up until the end of November, the

price

for

premium gasoline in the current year was 1.514 euros per liter, the nationwide average. For

it was 1.373 euros. For the year as a whole, ADAC fuel market expert Jürgen Albrecht expects slightly higher final scores, because diesel and E10 were previously more expensive in December. Roughly speaking, it comes to an increase of 26 to 27 cents in the case of the E10 compared to the previous year, in the case of diesel it should be around 27 cents.

The cheapest fueling day

was January 1, at € 1.324 for E10 and € 1.215 for diesel. The most expensive days for diesel fell on November 11th with an all-time high of 1.572 euros per liter. E10 cost 1.701 on November 14, just barely past the 2012 record of 1.709. "With E10 there was a difference of almost 40 cents between the most expensive and the cheapest day, which is extraordinary," says ADAC expert Albrecht.

The most important driver was the

.

The decreasing Corona restrictions * ensured increasing demand, but supply remained scarce because large producing countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia were only cautiously expanding their production.

The prices increased significantly in 2021: From 50 dollars per barrel (159 liters) at the beginning of the year to more than 85 dollars at times in November.

After that, the markets gave way again a little.

The rise in oil prices had been shaky and unsteady for the whole year.

Above all, new developments in the corona pandemic caused concern over and over again.

The highlight of this development was the discovery of the new Omikron corona variant in November.

As a result, oil prices plummeted, but also recovered.

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ADAC expert on gasoline prices: "2022 will be exciting"

From the point of view of the ADAC, it is difficult to predict

how

continue

in

.

Too many factors have the potential

to drive up or lower

the price of oil as the most important factor in the

, as Albrecht says.

“2022 will be exciting,” he is sure of.

The raw materials experts at Commerzbank anticipate some relaxation: Prices should tend to decline, but remain at a higher level than before Corona, it is said. On the supply side, an end to the undersupply is to be expected, also because large economies like the USA are throwing parts of their strategic reserves onto the market. How the demand will develop is uncertain and depends on the progress of the corona pandemic. However, the bank's experts do not expect any severe restrictions on mobility that led to the collapse in oil demand in 2020.

For drivers, the

made itself felt

.

If you compare the costs for a typical gasoline car with a mileage of slightly more than 10,500 kilometers per year and eight liters of consumption per 100 kilometers, it would be more than 200 euros more than last year.

For a typical diesel car that covers almost 20,000 kilometers a year and consumes six liters, it is even over 300 euros.

But that's also because 2020 was unusually cheap.

If you compare it with the average fuel price over the past ten years, the price increase is not even half as great.

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After all, the new year will probably not start with a sharp jump in prices like 2021.

At that time, the end of the VAT cut and the introduction of the carbon price coincided.

That made more than 10 cents per liter.

,

will only

by 5 euros per ton - that's around one and a half cents per liter of fuel.

“That gets lost in the fluctuations that you have during the day,” says Albrecht.

These

- between the maximum price in the morning rush hour and the low in the evening are up to 7 cents - should, according to Albrecht, be used by motorists as well as

.

"Petrol and diesel are homogeneous goods, there are no relevant differences in quality," says the ADAC expert.

If the motorists used their market power, they could provide cheaper fuel themselves, because the current prices still had room for improvement.

"And as a rule, I don't have to fill up within three minutes, but have a choice."

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And many could also save by choosing the fuel, says Albrecht.

“Almost all petrol vehicles can fill up with E10 - this is currently around 6 cents per liter cheaper.

Nevertheless, most people still use normal

- although they don't have to. ”