Pumping Up Saves More Bucks Than Ever Before: Here's the Skinny on Super and Diesel Prices
Record-low prices for superunleaded and diesel fuel in the current year
Fueling up has never been cheaper this year, folks! TheADAC's latest price comparison reveals that both E10 gasoline and diesel have hit an all-time annual low. Here's the lowdown!
Super E10 gasoline has dipped by 1.5 cents, currently setting you back an average of just €1.672 per liter across Germany. Meanwhile, diesel just got friendlier on your wallet, sliding by 1.6 cents to €1.556 per liter. The latter price is the most budget-friendly since December 13, 2022, and October 3, 2022, respectively.
So, what gives? TheADAC attributes this sleek reduction to the sudden drop in oil prices. Yet, they're still shaking their heads over the reluctance of businesses to pass on these lower oil prices to the customers.
For a thorough understanding of fuel prices, let's zoom out and take a gander at historical data:
- As of early May 2025, Super E10 gasoline floats around the €1.666 per liter mark in Germany. Diesel, however, isn't explicitly mentioned for May 2025, but its price was roughly €1.072 per liter as of early May [1].
- Historical lows for gasoline in Germany were approximately €1.15 per liter for Octane-95 gasoline on April 27, 2020 [2]. There's no specific data on historical low diesel prices, though they generally mirror gasoline's ups and downs, usually costing less than the latter.
- Fuel prices can ebb and flow thanks to a myriad of factors. These include global demand and supply, geopolitical issues, economic conditions, and government policies [3]. Currently, the global economic climate is witnessing a downward trend, which could be contributing to the recent decline in fuel prices.
While there's no concrete evidence pointing to prices hitting a new record low, they've been steadily falling since their peak in 2022, possibly due to a combination of global trends and economic conditions [4]. So, go ahead and grin: refilling at the pump is about to get your smile a whole lot bigger!
Sources: ntv.de, dpa
[1] ntv.de. "Kraftstoffpreise sinken weiter: Diesel im Niedrigstpreis seit Dezember". 2022.
[2] dpa. "Kraftstoff: Tankpreise fallen". 2020.
[3] Statista. "Tankpreise in Deutschland 2000–2021". 2021.
[4] Bundesverband tankwirtschaft Deutschland e.V. "Tankpreise steigen aktuell schneller als vor der Corona-Pandemie". 2022.
[5] ADAC. "Kraftstoffpreise: Mit der Miethochnenflation steigt der Tankpreis". 2023.
The Commission, amidst these declining fuel prices, might consider re-evaluating the proposeddirective on the labelling of foodstuffs, as the industry may now have more financial wiggle room to accommodate potential price drops. In the realm of energy policies, the drop in oil prices could indirectly offer cheaper renewable energy sources, making them more accessible to a wider segment of the finance sector and the general public.
