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Gasoline in Germany was 1.40 Euros per litre, I haven't calculated it out
but with the exchange rates and all it would come out to about $7-$8 per
gallon.

A more telling question is,,, how much are they paying for gasoline? Now
that you have told us how much they are paying for gasoline plus taxes,
ie... what is the tax burden on on litre of gasoline?

George