ok, agreed. lets back it down to $6/gal (we weren't that far off 2 years ago)
They pay $8-10 a gal in europe right?
Whatever our cost is for gas in Europe it is about 2.3 times as much. But diesel fuel is much cheaper and much of the EU runs on that. Much of this cost in attributed to taxes. I believe in France the tax on petrol (gas) is like 70%.
Diesel costs more than petrol/gas in the UK
Petrol/gas £1-21/Litre = $9-64 / gallon
Diesel £1-25/litre = $9-96 / gallon
Most of that is tax