Gasoline Price in Hanover – Has Gas Really Got That Expensive?
The price of gasoline in Hanover is rising rapidly and the people’s soul is cooking not only here, but all over Germany. There is nothing more reliable than the nationwide outcry when gasoline prices rise. If an all-time high is in sight, there is no stopping it.
And gasoline costs three marks ten too.
Don’t give a shit, it’ll be fine! I will drive!
Sang Markus already in 1982. Now the price has been reached and it has to be done.
But the question arises, has the price of fuel really risen sharply? There are a few Sample calculations, die to a very different conclusion.
It is very easy to compare the gasoline prices with the prices of public transport.
Petrol price in Hanover (1969/2021)
Average price of fuel according to 1969 ADAC
Normal 58.2 pfennigs
Super 64.0 pfennigs
Diesel 56.2 pfennigs
Price at the Shell petrol station in Stöcken 2021
Super 177.9 cents
Diesel 156.9 cents
To compare the tariffs of Üstra (1969/2021)
After the increase in fares for trams and buses by the Üstra in 1969 was triggered by massive protest by the “Rote Punkt Aktion”, a standard fare of 50 pfennigs each way was introduced.
Today a single ticket in the city of Hanover costs 3.00 euros.
The petrol price calculation does not work out
Super: 177.9 cents are 348 pfennigs, which corresponds to a price increase of 443.75%.
Diesel: 156.9 cents are 307 pfennigs, which corresponds to a price increase of 446.26%.
Public Transport: 3.00 euros are 587 pfennigs, which corresponds to a price increase of 1074%.
Conclusion: Public transport prices have risen for many. That is exactly where the problem lies. For years only the car was promoted and the alternatives were neglected. Now is the time when there must be a turnaround in traffic and the alternatives to motorized individual traffic must finally be massively promoted.
Image sources:
- Shell petrol price in Stöcken: www.hannover-entdecke.de