The U.S. national average price of diesel on Thursday surpassed $6 a ​gallon for the first time ever, according to price tracker GasBuddy, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s refineries have squeezed supply.

Diesel ‌fuels trucks, trains, ships and heavy equipment that keep global supply chains moving. It is also crucial to running farm equipment.

The latest surge in fuel costs is adding to inflationary pressures that have already strained consumers and businesses this year, creating a political headache for Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers as they seek to defend thin congressional majorities in November's midterm elections.

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[–] 6 points 1 day ago (1 child)

That makes the cost of everything hauled by truck go up.

And trump says he delivered on every single campaign pledge.

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  • [–] 44 points 1 day ago*

    Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s refineries

    *Ukraine's defense from the Russian invasion

    An invasion facilitated by the first Trump administration.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    It's really kinda ironic to see as a German that the US is nearing our prices and those we've been paying / ripped off forever all losing their mind. Our current diesel price, if I calculated correctly, is around 10$/gal.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Only thing to be careful of is that US gallon is only 3.79 litres, not 4.55 litres like it is in the UK. (Makes the fuel economy of American cars seem even worse than they really are.)

    If the diesel price is about €2.33/l at the moment and the dollar is about €0.86, then German diesel is ~$10.26/gallon at the moment.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I hope it goes to $10+ per gallon. $6 would be a bargain in other countries.

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  • Looking diesel go for 2.17€/lt in Italy and that with a 0.17€ discount made from cutting taxes on it (so it's actually 2.34€/lt) makes me wish we had $6 per gallon. Would cut our prices by 1€/lt straight. Lucky I have an EV, but if I hade an ICE I'd be fearing the day I have to go to the gas station as the day the mortgage payment arrives.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Remind me on November so I can compare the price of gas then to now

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  • Ukraine's attacks have not raised any prices. It's oil refineries they've been hitting, not petrol storage facilities. All that unrefined oil is simply moved to mostly India and China - refined product is not impacted by that.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago

    "Gas prices aren't high." - Trump

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  • [–] 14 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    But we took in trillions and trillions in tarrifs, enough to give each person 5,000

    /s

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago

    BUT I get to Assault CHILDREN so it's WORTH it!

    -LITERALLY Republican Voters!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Here in Melbourne, Australia - the diesel price is currently the equivalent of $8.60 USD / gallon ($2.65AUD / litre).

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    by design.

    Expensive Diesel = hyper inflation, which benefits any shitholes with $40T in debt.

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  • I'm in France right now and the gas is in the 2.30€ / L.

    In Montréal Canada, the gas was near 2$ / L before i left.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Awww those poor retarda in F350's. Let me get out the world's smallest violin.

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  • The price of diesel affects pretty much everything. How do you think stuff gets to your local shops? Your grocery? How do you think bulk foodstuffs are transported over land and sea? How do you think bulk agricultural fertilizer is transported? The precursor chemicals for bulk fertilizer?

    You understand my point, I trust.

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