Fuel: why the soaring price of diesel is a flammable issue for the government

In the game of the “little beast” which rises, which rises: rising diesel prices, rising… are no laughing matter to owners of diesel vehicles. 1.94 euros / liter on average for diesel, as of May 6, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Ecological Transition (+ 6 cents compared to the previous week). In short, a general fever, coupled with real temperature peaks in several departments, Paris and Île-de-France in the lead, but also in Lozère, as well as on the motorway, with average diesel prices at 2.05 euros / l. Overall, throughout the country, out of 9,127 pumps having raised a price between May 1 and May 9, 2022, 11.4% crossed the 2 euro mark.