Horror for car drivers - beware, worrying picture content

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No joke, though. In Germany, due to the controversial introduction of socalled E10-gasoline, and due tp the prohibition of truck traffic over the Easter weekend, there have been regions where nortmal "super" gas has run out of supply. In the area of Stuttgart, where the picture has been taken, 1 in 5 gas stations should have been out of super gas on Monday. In the night, customers oversaw the price tags, says this article, took 10 and 20 liters, and called the police when being told they had to pay 100, and 200 Euros. They had to pay nevertheless, since the prices wehre not set up by the station keeprs, but the oil company's HQ.

E10 is another one of those prestige projects by which politicians try to shine, no matter the price, it is gasoline with a 5 or 10% share of ethanol. The introduction is mandatory for all suppliers who are threatened with penalties if they do not reach certain sale quotas for it. There problem is - stubborn stupid to-be-ordered Germans simply do not want to buy it, and almost boycot it, due to fears and research-founded concerns that the motors of their cars could suffer from it. There is also heavy criticism - which meets deaf ears on side of politicians, how could it be any different - that the growing share of oil-roduction in general agriculture increasdes food prices both in Germany and the eU, as well as in the third world.

I personally think that ethanol-basded gas only makes sense in some countries like Brazil and Sweden. In a country like Germany, or central europe in general, it is almost obscene to reserve agricultural capacities for oil production.

Another example of failed attempt to micro-manage all and everything for opportunistic reasons. Instead of penalising the non-offering of E10, Germany should massively raise taxes on cars not being ecology-friendly, finally introduce a speed limit on Autobahnen, and limit the horsepowers of motors or make speed-limiters mandatory. Since this would mean war with the German car-makers who excel in producing especially luxury cars and fast cars, no politician dares to do this.