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Re:US gas prices hit an average of $4 a gallon again by wasfgwp on Monday July 20, 2026 @08:06AM (#48977620)
The majority (50-60%) of Europeans still commute by car. Distances might be shorter and their cars might use less fuel but on the whole its still more appealing option for most people (despite quite a few countries trying to actively change it by making it more expensive and leas convenient).

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...

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Re:US gas prices hit an average of $4 a gallon again by Tade0 on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @03:57AM (#48989399)
Indeed they do, but out of convenience, not necessity. And I get it - I much prefer driving if the distance is more than say 7km or when it's raining or really cold or really hot.

That being said I estimate that in Europe people who genuinely need a car in their day-to-day lives are closer to 40-45% of all commuters. It was noticeable in the first days of the Hormuz Strait crisis, when the government fuel subsidies didn't kick in yet.

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