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Analysis and comparisons computed from live fuel prices across 19 European countries.
The 2026 diesel shock: how a 26 percent quarter reshaped Europe's transport costs
EU diesel rose 26 percent in a single quarter, the sharpest move since 2022, hitting freight operators hardest. The full curve for Germany, France and the EU, and where diesel stands now.
Tanking across the border: why fuel is structurally cheaper in Austria than Germany
The price gap between Germany and Austria is not an accident of the market, it is written into tax law. What the gap is worth today, live, and when crossing the border actually pays.
Where fuel is cheapest in Germany: the biggest cities, ranked live
Berlin or Munich, Hamburg or Cologne: fuel prices differ by several cents between German cities, and the ranking shifts constantly. This table recomputes itself from live station data.
France solved fuel-price transparency years ago. Here is what its open data shows right now
Every French station selling meaningful volume must declare its prices to the state, and the data is public. What mandatory transparency looks like in practice, live, city by city.
The CO2 cent: how Germany's carbon price works at the pump in 2026
Since July, Germany auctions its national CO2 certificates for transport fuels within a 55-to-65-euro corridor. What that means in cents per litre, and why the next years are the real story.
LPG across Europe: where autogas is cheap, where it is scarce, and what it costs today
Autogas gets a fraction of the attention petrol and diesel receive, yet millions of European drivers run on it. The live price picture across 14 countries, from Italy's 4,600 stations to the gaps in the north.