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Pretty much all of the difference is taxes right?
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Mostly, yes. (Actually, i don't know this for sure. I'm saying yes because it seems logical, can't think of any extraneous costs between supplying the US and Ireland)
One can see the rationale, though. America is much vaster than Ireland/Europe, and the public transport system is not as widespread, so the individual automobile has to have lower running costs.
Environmental implications are another consideration, that's where much petrol tax becomes Pigovian.