ROME – Despite the government’s intervention with the cut in excise duties (a measure that should be extended), motorists continue to pay an increasingly high fuel bill. It is therefore not surprising that, according to the survey commissioned by Facile.it to mUp Research, in the last three months almost half of Italian drivers (46%) have reduced the use of the car, especially in their free time, in order to save some EUR.
According to the study conducted on a representative sample of the national population, the strategies adopted are different: 47% of the respondents, equal to about twenty million people, declared that they pay more attention in choosing the petrol station sign (favoring independent channels and self-service modes), while almost one in three motorists have changed their driving style by adopting one capable of reducing fuel consumption.
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by Maurilio Rigo
02 Maggio 2022
In short, no rocket starts at the green light at the traffic lights and greater fluidity in driving trying to avoid sudden accelerations or braking at the last meter, favoring instead the action of the engine brake. Small precautions that, together with a correct tire inflation pressure, allow to obtain a significant saving of the increasingly precious “black gold”. On the other hand, the price of fuel has started to rise again and according to official data of last May 31, in the self-service mode the average cost of gasoline has reached 1.914 euros per liter, while for diesel it takes 1.831 euros per liter.
The causes that have led to the most recent increases are mainly due to crude oil prices, whose growth seems unstoppable despite the increase in production by some of the main producing countries, and to the embargo on Russian oil decided by the European Union.