Overview
- ADAC, which reported Wednesday that diesel averaged €2.286 per litre, said prices fell 16.1 cents week over week and Super E10 dropped 8.1 cents to €2.107.
- The government is drafting a two‑month cut to the energy tax of about 17 cents per litre that it wants in place around May 1, though passage and full pass‑through to drivers remain uncertain.
- Oil prices have started to tick up again on worries about Middle East supply snags, which leaves fuel costs in Germany vulnerable to quick swings.
- Diesel still costs roughly 18 cents more per litre than Super E10, an unusual gap that has persisted even as prices ease.
- Prices often jump at the midday reset under Germany’s “Austria model,” which allows only one daily increase, and BILD’s spot check shows drivers still find lower prices before noon.