Fuel prices: Diesel is becoming more expensive - petrol is slightly cheaper

Munich. Diesel drivers have to dig deeper into their pockets again. Within a week, fuel has become 3.4 cents more expensive, according to ADAC figures. A liter cost 2,289 euros on a nationwide daily average on Tuesday. Premium gasoline of the E10 variety, on the other hand, fell by 2.6 cents to 2.084 euros per liter.

This means that the gap between the two prices exceeds the 20 cent mark again and is as large as it was last in mid-April. In addition, current figures from the fuel price portal Tankerkönig from Wednesday morning indicate that the E10 price will continue to fall on Wednesday, but diesel costs about the same, so the gap is getting bigger.

It is unusual for diesel to be more expensive than petrol as taxes on the fuel are lower. However, the price of diesel is considered to be more vulnerable to crises than that of gasoline. There could currently be another effect: Because diesel and heating oil are relatively similar, the fuel is often a little more expensive during the heating season than usual - at least when measured against the development of gasoline prices.