hi matt,
until recently i had an employee living in the UK. alot of people have diesel cars. fuel has been between 8 and 9 dollars a gallon after converting from litres for a long time there.
when darlene and i lived in israel last year and early this year gas was about 8 dollars per gallon converted. cost me 125 us dollars to fill the tank on a mid sized car.
when i go to malaysia and china, fuel is subsidized there so is cheaper than here.
alot of places have been paying way more than we do now. it has driven the development of high mileage cars out of necessity. the renault diesel car my employee had in the UK got 50mpg. when i moved him here to the usa he was less than pleased with the mileage american cars get.
tom
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