The Local Germany

Germany makes fracking verboten

Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:03:01 +0200

German lawmakers approved a law that essentially bans fracking, ending years of dispute over the controversial technology to release oil and gas locked deep underground.

German petrol prices tumble along with global oil costs

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:54:06 +0100

Good news for German petrolheads, less so for tree huggers: the price of filling up your tank is now among the cheapest in western Europe.

'Tax petrol more to pay for migrant crisis'

Sun, 17 Jan 2016 10:45:14 +0100

Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Saturday raised the prospect of introducing a tax on petrol in Europe to pay for solving the migrant crisis, in remarks to the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.

Gazprom plans new gas pipeline to Germany

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:05:27 +0200

Russian gas giant Gazprom on Thursday agreed to a plan with Shell, E.ON and OMV aimed at building a new gas pipeline to Germany, the companies said in a statement.

Angry driver sprays petrol in child's mouth

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:18:52 +0200

Seven-year-old Jamal was waiting for his mum at a petrol station in Cologne when a pizza guy attacked him in a shocking and disturbing way.

Diesel drops below €1 in parts of Germany

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:13:34 +0100

Motorists in parts of Germany were treated to a rare sight this week as filling station signs showed the price of diesel slipping below €1.

Tanker fills up gas station with wrong fuel

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:04:00 +0200

Around 160 car owners are stuck after a gas station's storage tanks were filled with the wrong fuel, causing an estimated €100,000 in damage.

Drunk man attempts to torch petrol station

Mon, 08 Sep 2014 12:09:00 +0200

A drunk man began spraying fuel around a Berlin petrol station and then attempted to set it on fire on Saturday night.

Driver fuel price database to break cartel hold

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:13:00 +0200

Germany will soon have its first real-time database for fuel prices, a cartel watchdog said on Thursday. Customers will be able to compare costs, allowing them to get the best deals on petrol and diesel.

'Tank & Cut' hairdressers hit petrol stations

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:55:00 +0200

A German entrepreneur has come up with a new business models for drivers on-the-go – Tank & Cut – mobile hairdressers at petrol stations. He said over the weekend that he planned on opening ten this year.

Fuel prices hit all-time high

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:58:00 +0200

Petrol is more expensive in Germany than it has ever been, with average prices on Saturday reaching €1.692 a litre for Super E10, and €1.536 a litre for diesel. The record prices are hitting German motorists as many return from holidays.

Minister: ban biofuel, it boosts famine

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:39:00 +0200

Biofuel containing corn should be banned from German petrol pumps, a minister has demanded, as droughts and a dramatic rise in food prices mean more of the world population is going hungry.

'Diesel dine-and-dash' on the rise

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:49:00 +0200

More German motorists than ever before are filling up at petrol stations and driving off without paying, a recent study revealed. In 2011 alone there were 85,000 thefts reported – and the majority of culprits were men.

'Petrol police' set to fight pump price hikes

Wed, 02 May 2012 18:13:00 +0200

Germany is set to introduce “petrol police” to collect and monitor fuel prices across the country – from import to the pump, in an attempt to combat soaring prices.

Would you park your car for a free bus ride?

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:27:00 +0200

After petrol prices hit record highs and traffic jams snaked across Germany this Easter, Leipzig made its public transport free for four days this week, but will it get more people out of their cars in the long run? Have your say.

Free public transport in Leipzig to combat cars

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:37:00 +0200

The eastern German city of Leipzig began a four-day offer of free public transport to drivers Tuesday in a bid to get them out of their cars for good.

Pied petrol-pipers of Hamelin strike

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:29:00 +0200

Fuel theft has risen in Germany as the country experiences its highest ever petrol and diesel prices, several police forces reported Friday. One large fuel booty was spirited away in the fairytale town of Hamelin.

Government tackles holiday petrol price hikes

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:43:00 +0200

Higher petrol prices just as school holidays start could be a thing of the past, with the German government taking steps to stop fuel firms taking advantage of people’s travel plans.

Petrol firms 'sneak profits into price rises'

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:32:00 +0100

German petrol prices are at record highs – and nearly half the increase has been funnelled directly into industry profits, a new study shows.

Petrol prices hit all time high in February

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:26:00 +0100

February proved to be the most expensive month in German history for petrol, with average costs for Super E10 at €1.59 per liter, or 5.1 cents higher than in January, the German auto club ADAC said Thursday.