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The French government has announced plans to allow retailers to sell fuel at a loss - even though French law currently prohibits doing so - with hopes that the measure will bring down prices at the pump for consumers.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, prices are expected to hit €2.40 per liter next year…

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (13 children)

And? You have good public transport and good bike infrastructure. Make it 5€

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Public transport is also increasing in price quite significantly. So expensive, in fact, that it would be cheaper for my girlfriend to go to uni by car (about an hour’s drive) once her free student travel runs out, than it would be to take a discount (!!!) subscription for the route from home to uni by train. Public transport here is good, but it’s suffering from enshittification due to underfunding and sky high prices. It’s a shame. And unfortunately, a 45km one-way bike trip isn’t feasible most days. Not time-wise anyway.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe an electric motorcycle could be an option? They can be charged straight of the wall and can be had starting from around 5000€

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's definitely an interesting option, but it's a step down in convenience compared to cars/trains, with the protective gear and stuff. :/

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