How German Gas Stations are Completely Different Than American Gas Stations 🇩🇪

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After moving to Germany, we realized as we tried to fill up our car for the first time in Germany that gas stations in Germany are totally different than American gas stations! From how we fill up to gas prices to how we even pay, we had to relearn how to pump gas based on the culture shocks we experienced! 😊
00:00 - Intro
1:20 - Hey there, fella, let me tell ya, about our Tankstelle!…Differences…
1:29 - Difference #1
4:40 - Difference #2
6:01 - Difference #3
9:23 - Difference #4
10:49 - Difference #5
12:11 - Know More?
12:36 - Bloopers
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@PassportTwo 2 года назад

What are gas prices currently where you live?? 😳

@exn207 2 года назад

Don´t know. I´m a member of "Stadtmobil Carsharing" here in Kaiserslautern. It´s an interesting fact that there´s a day where you stop checking the gas prices. I sold my own car in 2009.

@Romanslx 2 года назад

Gas approx 1.50e per L and diesel approx 1.35e per L here :) I am in Slovakia...you`ll have wider info not only Germany :)

@Aelsenaer 2 года назад

At the moment our gas prices are as followed (Average National List Price): - Euro95 -> 2,132 €/l -> that would be 9.23 USD/gal - Diesel -> 1,757 €/l -> that would be 7.60 USD/gal - Super -> € 2,209 €/l -> that would be 9.56 USD/gal Greetings from the Netherlands. NOTE: here it is mandatory to hold on to the fuel pistol (there is no holding pin in the handle). NOTE: you make great videos, keep it up.

@Awooga765 2 года назад

$3.19/gal in Charleston, SC.

@Der_Kleine_Mann 2 года назад

Around 1,60€/Liter Diesel

@Dwargwarf 2 года назад

i am a german and I never looked a t the nozzle or colour of it, i always look at the fuel type

@MiciFee97 2 года назад

Right, i never noticed that there are different colors😂😂

@cserdhgft 2 года назад

Me too

@FINNSTIGAT0R 2 года назад

Same here in Finland 😄

@2easy4chrisli 2 года назад

macht glaube ich fast keiner in Deutschland

@LightningJenz 2 года назад

I also never looked at a color code, and I think same as in the US there are no rules for the color. But I agree, I would more identify Diesel with Black than any other color.

@christians-p7602 2 года назад

30years of driving and I never even realized that the pump handles for regular and diesel are color coded. At least that way I never got confused about the opposite color code usage in the US 😂

@sparkplug1018 2 года назад

Even if you did grab the wrong pump, you cant physically put the diesel nozzle in a gas car, they are made wider on purpose.

@Pidalin 2 года назад

@@sparkplug1018 but it works vice versa, I know person who did that, he said that car had rally weird sound and he went like few hundred meters and car was dead :-D

@Laurelinad 2 года назад

@@Pidalin yeah, modern diesels don't go well with gas, but older ones just eat it and just have a bit worse lubrication. that's why militaries use diesel engines :D

@martinlechner2800 2 года назад

Same for me. I never looked at the color of the pump handles...

@itsmebatman 2 года назад

It would have never occured to me to look at the color to know what type of fuel would come out.

@EricPoehlsen 2 года назад

Just a minor correction, only H2 is Hydrogen, the other 'gas' fuel types are compressed natural gases so hydro-carbons.

@Caristria 2 года назад

Not quiet. Only CNG ist "C"ompressed "N"atural "G"as. LNG is "L"iquified "N"atural "G"as. Both are metane-gas. CNG is highly compressed while LNG gets cooled down until it changes to its liquid form. LPG stands for "L"iquified "P"atroleum "G"as. Normaly a mix of propane and butane which are a by-produkt of Oil/Patoleum raffination.

@EricPoehlsen 2 года назад

yeah that is a little more complete then my answer. I just wanted to point out that most of it is not hydrogen.

@roelli79 2 года назад

Going inside the station to pay in Germany in my opinion is a vital point for gas stations to survive at all. Most of the profit German gas stations make is from selling all the goods they offer besides petrol. The profit of selling gas alone would be way too small to make a decent living for the owners. They need clients to come into the shop and grab a coffee, snack or drink besides the gas they buy. Or gas prices would have to climb even more up to earn a decent profit.

@listohan 2 года назад

It's the same in Australia to my inconvenience. I would rather pay at the pump, but those facilities have been blocked to get people to go inside in the expectation I will buy something else...which I would almost never do. Paying at the pump was always optional, but the facility is no more to please station owners, not customers. If anything, it encourages me not to buy from the petrol store what I can get more cheaply down the road. If retailing petrol is not viable, prices should go up for those who use the service rather than be subsidised by those who buy convenience goods. Advocating for this is against my interest, but I prefer public transport wherever it is available.

@PascalGienger 2 года назад

It's the same in the US. Gas stations don't really make up their profits on gas sales. At the moment they all try to become some fast food restaurant and convenience stores with added fuel pumps.

@lamebubblesflysohigh 2 года назад

Yep, taxes on fuel are so high that margins on it are very thin. They will earn more on a Snickers bar. Most gas stations in my country that are not in the middle of nowhere almost resemble fast-food restaurants these days. Some even bake their own pastry and even fresh bread, make better coffee than Starbucks (which is not hard btw :D) and cook hot meals (actually cook, not just heat them up).

@Erunest 2 года назад

The profit of selling Gas goes to the Retailer of the gas / mother company. so yeah, the shops are the most important source of income

@arposkraft3616 2 года назад

and not unimportant... I need it to make a living...gotta get my morning coffee

@johnkitchen4699 2 года назад

As a Brit living in the USA, I get so annoyed that gas stations post misleading prices - you get to the pump and then find cash and credit prices are different. And then you find that station only takes cash. And then you find you have to go inside, line up before giving the cashier a bill. And then return to the car, wait for the payment to be authorized then start filling. And then return to the cashier for your change and receipt (which you often have to ask for - do cashiers ever pocket unreceipted payments?) And some places you have the same procedure for the no-pin credit card - don’t get me going about credit card security! Give me British, European, Australian or New Zealand gas stations any time.

@pjschmid2251 2 года назад

Good heavens what a horrible mess where do you live? I have never had to go through any of this. Yes I do live in the US. I simply pull up to the pump swipe my card pump my gas and leave easy Peezy.

@MichaelAlthauser 2 года назад

Where in the US are you? I've never experienced any of these issues whatsoever.

@Rsama60 2 года назад

@@MichaelAlthauser I could name a couple in CT, NY and MA. Especially when you have a non US credit card and get asked for your ZIP code at the pump. Then you have to do what the starting post described.

@myvillagelifeintheupperhar607 2 года назад

@@MichaelAlthauser, in rural Oklahoma this is an issue.

@BethC817 2 года назад

I've never experienced this either but also have a US credit card so maybe that is easier. Though I never use cash or card, just use an app to make payment of my choosing, which helps avoid checking for credit card skimmers. Not sure if I can share the company but I use the app for the company that starts with an E. Get points too without needing one of their credit cards.

@TheDeett 2 года назад

Regular petrol (ROZ 91) is no longer available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden and other countries.

@schwarzerritter5724 2 года назад

Yes, it needs to have ethanol in it now. Although since nobody promoting it has ever explained how petrol equivalent is used to make 1 litre of ethanol, I am suspicious it actually helps global warming.

@docugraf 2 года назад

@@schwarzerritter5724 you mix sth up. 91 Oktan "normal" is no longer available, E5 "super" is the lowest gasoline which has up to 5% Ethanol (E10 10%, E85 85%)

@schwarzerritter5724 2 года назад

@@docugraf Where have I mixed something up? I wrote it needs to have ethanol in it.

@xaverlustig3581 2 года назад

@@schwarzerritter5724 The ethanol content has nothing to do with the octane number (which is equivalent to normal vs super)

@kailahmann1823 2 года назад

@@xaverlustig3581 Depends - Ethanol makes it easier to get a higher octane number. But also both changes were around the same time, so the old "Normal" ROZ 91 was replaced by E10.

@thomasengel9802 2 года назад

H² is hydrogen CNG is methane at 2900 psi LPG is a mixture of propane and butane LNG is liquified methane and E85 is 85% ethanol if you put that in your normal vehicle its extremly likely that it will break

@rashomon351 2 года назад

Usually there a sticker with what type of gas to use inside the fuel flap (?) ("Tankdeckel") of every car in europe. It usually also has a table of tire pressures to use for different loads. And I'm quite sure that using a diesel nozzle to fill up a regular gas car is not possible, because they're using different diameters for exactly that reason. At least for european cars ;)

@karinland8533 2 года назад

Are they really? Are not only the diesel nozzles for trucks a different size than for cares? And the one for cares have all the same size?

@VoodooMcVee 2 года назад

@@karinland8533 Yes, Diesel nozzles are always 25 mm in diameter, petrol nozzels only 21 mm. So while you can't accidentally fill your petrol car with diesel, the opposite is still quite possible and at least as damaging to the engine.

@arthur_p_dent 2 года назад

@@VoodooMcVee Karin is not entirely wrong though, truck diesel nozzles are even bigger, to allow for a quicker refill. So it is not a good idea to try and fill "truck diesel" into your passenger diesel car even if it is slightly cheaper than "regular" diesel. Also, the filling pressure is much too high, so even if you somehow do succeed to squeeze the nozzle in and fill up your car, the pump will probably fail to shut down when the tank is full and before you know it you will have spilled 10 liters or more onto ghe ground.

@schwarzerritter5724 2 года назад

VoodooMcVee Does diesel even damage a petrol engine? I think it would just refuse to drive. But petrol can really mess up a diesel engine, because it ignites too early.

@VoodooMcVee 2 года назад

@@schwarzerritter5724 The engine itself would presumably not even get damaged, in the worst case, with 100% diesel, it would probably simply not ignite. The real problems occur beforehand in the injection system, as pumps, hoses and nozzles can clog, and afterwards in the catalytic converter, which catches all the wrong combustion residues. Diesel also tends to attack gaskets that are not designed for it. But I'm not a real expert, just someone who occasionally tinkers with old motorbikes as a hobby and has therefore read up on a thing or two.

@arthur_p_dent 2 года назад

6:52 How does this even work? The fuel nozzle of the diesel pumps is much thicker than that of the gasoline ones and you should normally not even be able to put it into your car, at least not properly. It does work vice versa, though, which is why the reverse - putting gasoling into diesel cars - is much more common.

@christiankastorf1427 2 года назад

..and results in a big "booom" when you run a diesel engine on high octane fuel.

@forkless 2 года назад

The nozzles are roughly the same size.

@arthur_p_dent 2 года назад

@@forkless not in Europe. Not even close.

@forkless 2 года назад

@@arthur_p_dent Being Dutch and living near the German border I can assure you these nozzles are near similar in size in both and many if not most of the surrounding countries.

@arthur_p_dent 2 года назад

@@forkless being German, living in Germany ,and driving a Diesel car and having driven a gasoline car before, I can assure you that this is most certainly not the case. It does take a lot of effort to squeeze a Diesel nozzle into a gasoline tank. So much effort in any case that any normal driver should notice that something is wrong

@Vampirzaehnchen 2 года назад

Americans in the video: "THIS is what germans pay only in taxes!!!" Me: "What? Less than 70%? I thought it was way more than that!"

@SpandauJerry 2 года назад

Yes, me2. I've even expected much more, was around a 100%. So, im not even sure bout that round 56% they've shown. 😁

@johanneshalberstadt3663 2 года назад

I have never paid attention to the color of the nozzles and I could swear that some aren't color coded at all and the the color code is different between companies here in Germany

@Gallowglas 2 года назад

They used to be color coded, until they introduced "Biodiesel" ... Black was normal Diesel, Green was "Bio" ... And, at least where I live, the color coding disappeared with the "Biodiesel", now all nozzles are black.

@altblechasyl_cs2093 2 года назад

Und bei der Aral sind alle Zapfen blau... Farbkodiert... in euren Träumen...

@berndkahlau9770 2 года назад

Hi there from Germany 🇩🇪. The most confusing thing when we visited the US was to enter a ZIP code at the gas station. Security? Fortunately our German Postleitzahl matched a US one.

@imvine 2 года назад

lmao

@tobiberlin3471 2 года назад

90210 anyone?

@DuRoehre90210 2 года назад

@@tobiberlin3471 Not really.

@richardf.4023 2 года назад

Actually, getting 91 octane fuel in Germany is alsmost impossible, as no one buys it anymore so they just decided to scrap it. And Ketchup.

@wncjan 2 года назад

Gas price in Denmark is around $7.85 per gallon. For a period locks on handles, were not allowed in self service stations, but the ban has been lifted. And there are only self service gas stations left. In the US I often have to pay inside as the payment system at the pump almost always demands a zip code when I try to pay with my card. And as a foreigner we no zip codes registered on the card.

@frankmitchell3594 2 года назад

As a Brit, I found out about the ZIP code in California.

@robertdendooven7258 2 года назад

Most places in the US state of Oregon are only full-service gas stations by state law. This law has been modified recently so that Rural stations can now offer self-service pumps. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yXRCsfJQMVM.html

@TheEmmetdocbrown 2 года назад

Living in Germany, where gas prices changing 5-6 times per day in a range of 15cents to 20 cents per liter, you eventually know how much your car is "drinking" but never ever know how much it will cost. Overall in 2021 the gas price which i paid was changing from 1,099 €/l up to 1,759€/l (Super E5)

@Limonenmixgetraenk 2 года назад

That comma and three decimal points confused me completely 😆

@Apokalypse456 2 года назад

yeah. For confused americans or other internationals, we Germans use a comma to show a decimal point.

@Happymali10 2 года назад

In Germany any fuel station has cameras, so when you pull up to the pump they got your plate, meaning if you drive off they still know who you are. We do have "insert credit card then refuel"-stations without staff, but those are rather rare.

@KAMI_24 2 года назад

Those are mostly for the night. „Nachtautomat“

@Keelyn1984 2 года назад

Tatsächlich kommt es wegen der aktuellen Situation wieder verstärkt zu Benzindiebstählen bei denen gefälschte Nummernschilder verwendet werden. Es gab viele Einbrüche in Kfz-Zulassungsstellen bei denen Blanko-Schilder, Stempel, Plaketten und auch die Prägemaschinen gestohlen wurden.

@Happymali10 2 года назад

@@Keelyn1984 Komisch eigentlich, wo man doch echte Schilder online kaufen kann.

@Keelyn1984 2 года назад

@@Happymali10 Naja, die werden da ja nicht einbrechen um Benzin klauen zu können sondern um die Schilder dann (auch online) zu verticken ;-)

@OldLordSpeedy 2 года назад

This typical Raiffeisen or some Lorry gasoline stations. They use tank cards mostly and earn a letter with the costs monthly.

@jackgabone50 2 года назад

Hi. Following you from Namibia. First off, only 95 octane unleaded gasoline (petrol)is sold, others were phased out for simplicity of procurement and also because many engines have similar characteristics. Diesel fuel is only available as 50ppm( sulfur level). Forecourts are manned by attendants. You can specify how many liters or by the amount of money you wish to pay and the pump will dispense the fuel according to your pocket. A liter of fuel is slightly less than 1USD.You can pay by cash,debit or credit card. A terminal can be brought to you and the amount debited without you having to leave your vehicle and an SMS promptly informs you of the transaction. Or you can trudge to the cashier and mention the pump number and proceed as before. Another method is mobile money where you pay the merchant from your cell phone or often by scanning the merchant's QRP code

@DrMadMJ 2 года назад

When I was in Scotland I was so confused that I could not lock the fuel pump and it was really annoying to always hold it down all the time.

@michielvoetberg4634 2 года назад

It is a good wakeup call to remind us how much fuel we actually use. I've never used the locking mechanism

@bunnypeople 2 года назад

@@michielvoetberg4634 I don't understand this comment. My car needs fuel to drive. Whether I fill it all the way full, or only halfway, I'm going to end up needing more gas at some point. The amount of fuel in my car doesn't dictate how much I do or do not use it. If I have I car it's because I need to use it, and thus I need to fill it with gas. Having a lock is the best option if the pump has a mechanism to automatically shutoff or disengage the lock when your tank is full.

@nickmoore385 2 года назад

Yes it’s a pain that the locking mechanism isn’t allowed in the UK, especially when it’s cold and you have to switch hands to stop cramping up.

@lulu111_the_cool 2 года назад

@@michielvoetberg4634 the wake up should be the price.

@mkoschmall 2 года назад

In the US, on some older pumps, you also have to push up the cradle of the nozzle to power up the pump itself.

@arthur_p_dent 2 года назад

8:35 You have seen "Normal" in Germany? Really? Where would that be? Myself, I haven't seen 91 RON fuel anywhere in Europe for at least 10 years.

@docugraf 2 года назад

*since 1988

@arthur_p_dent 2 года назад

@@docugraf that may be true for many European countries, but not Germany. Over here, "Normal" was available until well after 2000. The price difference between 91 and 95 kept decreasing and decreasing, until suddenly both varieties cost the same (chances are both pumps actually contained 95 - 95 fuel also fulfils the requirements for 91, so that would not be illegal). 91 was phased out for good only when "E10" was introduced. We used to have 3 varieties before: 91, 95, and 98. Now, most stations still offer 3 varieties, but instead of 91 and 95, you can now choose between 2 varieties of 95 (E5 and E10).

@docugraf 2 года назад

@@arthur_p_dent no, you won't. It was Law to stop "Normal" in 1987

@arthur_p_dent 2 года назад

@@docugraf not in Germany. LEADED "Normal verbleit" was outlawed in Germany around that time. UNLEADED "Normal bleifrei" continued to be sold for many years after that. Heck, I should know. My first car, which I got in 1994, did run on regular unleaded and I certainly did not pump the more expensive "Super" stuff. Btw, Unleaded 91 isn't outlawed in Germany even today. It is just that the gas stations no longer sell it. There even exists a separate legal norm for 91-E10 fuel, which to my knowledge has never been sold anywhere in Germany at any time.

@Schutti73 2 года назад

@@docugraf No, "Normal" was the first brand that was unleaded, than in the 90s 95 where added and 98 was the last that was leaded.

@Schutti73 2 года назад

Here in austria the non staff Gas Stations are more common, avanti or the "Hofer" Gas stations are with card (debit or credit) only. And at a "YET" Gas station you can pay at the pump or go inside the building. If you pay at the pump you will 0.5 Cent less per Liter.

@sykotikmommy 2 года назад

I never pumped gas when I was stationed there. Mustard with my brats and both with hotdogs. If I can get the German ketchup that I prefer, I'll get that at a commissary if I am near one. If I don't have German mustard, I use Dijon or spicy brown.

@Be-Es---___ 2 года назад

Yes, pumps in the Netherlands do not lock. The mechanism has to be removed. The American paying system is used here on unmanned stations. You did go into the E5 and E10 difference. Prices are over 2 euro per litre at the freeway.

@yasmina6987 2 года назад

That's why I was so confused! I'm from the Netherlands but live in Germany and I honestly had absolutely no clue that you can lock your pump😅 I was wondering what he was talking about 😂

@hape3862 2 года назад

"Reim dich oder ich fress dich!" (Rhyme or I'll eat you!) - Donnie's motto while coming up with headers for the videos.

@Taladar2003 2 года назад

One major difference that is sort of related to gas stations is that you do not have to use a car to go everywhere in Germany so you can completely avoid interacting with gas stations for years by using other types of transport.

@mysterium368 2 года назад

Last month, I ( German, having a driving license only for 2 years and driving and going to gas stations usually not that much) was really a bit suprised to find out that this gas station requires to paywith debit/ credit card at the pump, but it made sense, as it was attached to a store that was already closed. It did work out though.

@michaelodonnell824 2 года назад

I was travelling for work in France and used a "Self Service" pump out of hours - so I had to pay up front ONLY using my Card (a Debit Card). I later discovered that how the system works is that first it takes an insane amount - then refunds the excess. There are two issues with this, especially using debit cards. Firstly, while you may have enough to fill the tank, your bank Balance may not be large enough to cover the amount initially taken. Secondly, the bank counts this as TWO transactions. Cards, when travelling have a Daily Transaction limit and then they stop working, until the next day. Visa call this a "fraud prevention measure" but the card holder (nor their home bank) does NOT know and cannot find out How Many Transactions they are allowed each day. Later that evening, when I was trying to pay for my dinner, my card was rejected. Fortunately, I had enough cash to cover the Bill but, when I contacted the bank, that's when I discovered how the "self-service" "Pay up front" machines work.

@seybertooth9282 2 года назад

These things aren't just true for German gas stations, it's much the same through all of Europe. Octane levels, color coding etc are all standardized. Also, if you're confused about octanes: use 95 unless you want to pay more money for no detectable benefit, in which case pick 98. Done.

@OldLordSpeedy 2 года назад

Do you forget that the octane can go higher - it starts around 85 and can go till 130. It is an easy system - more higher mean more energy per ml/dl/l. It came from cracking procedures. The names diesel, benzin, super benzin, aso. is only for the user of self-filling.

@DerRusher 2 года назад

for standard cars you are more or less right. doesnt matter if you use 95 or 98 too much. but for (stock) sports cars most manufacturers recommend 98. and it makes a difference, the engines are actually using the higher octane. if you use 95 they will (hopefully) detect that and change the timing when the mixture is ignited a little bit so the engine wont blow up. for example my car (not stock..) has a tune on it and i can switch between 2 power modes. the „high power“ mode NEEDS 102 octane fuel (which currently only Aral stations sell). with the „low power“ mode i would be able to run it on 98. if i would use less octane, my engine would be knocking and destroying itself at high RPMs.

@lcopetti 2 года назад

In Brazil you have a gas pump attendant that will ask you what will ask you if you would like to pump Ethanol (Regular or Performance) Gasoline (Regular, with addictive or Premium) or Diesel. He does all the process and you pay inside your car as he brings the cart machine in your car window.

@Borsti78 2 года назад

In France the lock doesnt work, you have to pull down the lever until its full. It will also stop automatically if the tank is full.

@d1goz 2 месяца назад

I recently went to Germany and your video helped me a lot, thank you 😊

@arposkraft3616 2 года назад

@5:05 here its kinda opposite, theres stations that require specifically moped riders to turn in their helmet, but for cars, station i go to often has a note specifically saying; fill up first only then pay

@geneviere199 2 года назад

The gas stations in Germany do not earn so much with the gas - they earn money with the bakery items, sweets, beverages they usually offer, too. That is why the interest of them into totally self service pumps is pretty low. A lot people do not go there with the intention to buy something else but end up with it!

@zhenli2345 2 года назад

It's the same situation in the US. Gas station owners do not like high gas prices themselves because customers would be scared away and not even stop at their station to begin with.

@forkless 2 года назад

In the Netherlands when you get near fisheries, other commercial shipping or industrial areas you will also find "red" diesel at the gas station, this is diesel with an added dye and has a lower price per liter (around 20 eurocent) and are typically only allowed for commercial boating, stationary engines, forklift trucks, bulldozers, agricultural equipment etc. There are severe penalties for fueling this type of diesel for your car (it technically will work just fine), it is just considered a form of tax evasion. ps. I live about 10km from the German border so all my topping off happens at German gas stations, which in general are around 20 cents per liter cheaper than the Netherlands (Euro95/E10) was 2,02 Euro/L last week.

@stephand.5484 2 года назад

The "Red" Diesel ("Heizöl") is also sold in Germany for heating purposes...but mostly not at a station or pump - instead you can 'order' a huge fuel tank lorry to come to your house and have your storrage tanks (in the cellar or burried in your garden) filled up directly

@twinmama42 2 года назад

I guess I'm not the typical German as I prefer ketchup over mustard. You haven't spoken about (a) US-state(s) with mandatory service, which I experienced in Oregon. It reminded me of my childhood when you still could find pumps with service. Current prices in the Ludwigshafen/Rhein area: Diesel 1,579, E10 1,679, E5 1,769 Euros per liter.

@MyvIsLove2 2 года назад

i pay my gas without interaction in germany. the supermarket globus has a gas station that u can use with card at the station or cash at the cashier

@neophytealpha 2 года назад

E85 is not regular gasoline, nor is E15. vehicles with Flexfuel label or E85 label are the only vehicles you can use E85 in.

@michaelz.7140 2 года назад

What I noticed is that the US pumps are very quiet so I often thought: This pump isn't working. German pumps are much louder because they vaccuum the gases into the earth tank

@FesIRL 2 года назад

There's a BP gas station in Virginia Beach has green handle for gas, almost grab the wrong pump. Mustard all the way, unless I get german ketchup from a Navy commissary for fries.

@kleinarilou 2 года назад

When I was at the USA in 2010, there also were gas-types '80/81' and '84/85', even my modern rental car (Ford Mustang) was allowed to be filled by 81-stuff...

@durschfalltv7505 2 года назад

When regarding Pumps. We also have "Tankautomaten" in Germany. Which are Tankstellen that are fully without operator. No one is there. Only Video Cameras and the Pump and you can use them 24/7.

@TheFirstBathroomHero Год назад

As I experienced, that some states in the US gas pumps you are not able to use the lock mechanism to automatically fill it up.

@tobih.8047 2 года назад

CNG = compressed natural gas (methane) LNG = Liquid natural gas (methane) LPG = Liquid petrol gas (like the stuff in a lighter)

@docugraf 2 года назад

LPG a mix of propane and butane

@DerSteff9286 2 года назад

@@docugraf like the gas in lighter

@Astrofrank 2 года назад

@@DerSteff9286 Lighters usually use only butane, the mixture with propane is mainly used for outdoor stoves, lanterns and some soldering devices, as it has more pressure, especially at lower temperatures.

@gridlockjoe 2 года назад

In the States, I believe BP uses the green for gasoline/black for diesel standard.

@DarkSider667 2 года назад

Does the US still have the system, where you need to put a lever up once you've taken the nozzle from the pump? I think it was the tray that was holding the nozzle at the pump that needs to be lift up in order to activate the pump

@wtsalive8210 2 года назад

One correction: In Europe the sizes of the pipes of Diesel and Gas are different. The gas pipe has a smaller diameter than the diesel pipe. Do you can’t fill Diesel in a gas tank. But gas in a diesel tank, which can be a totaled engine. In Germany you can buy gas with 100 octane. Shell call it V-Power

@arthur_p_dent 2 года назад

Over at Aral, they even sell 102 octane stuff. Both the 100RON and the 102RON stuff aren't worth the extra money, though. Most engines can't do anything with the extra octane anyway, so at the end of the day the only noticeable effect is that your wallet will get lighter much faster.

@volldillo 2 года назад

Nice vid! I'm in Austria, Europe. One must be careful with our gas automata, where one has to "pay" in advance by debit card: The automata "reserves" on your bank account the amount of a "full" tank (which might be even EUR 200!), but then bills the amount of money you really have to pay. The drawback of this method is, that your bank account could run into negatives, even if you don't pay that much, only just due to the reservation. I guess, it's the same in Germany with their automata.

@bananajoe123 2 года назад

If you don't have that amount of money on your bank account you most likely can't afford a car.

@thorbjoernmaadhengis9644 2 года назад

I take my Bratwurst usually with mustard, Hot Dogs always with Ketchup, tartar sauce and sweet mustard and some crisped onions. :D

@JK-bj4ni 2 года назад

Wow, what a nice Video and an important topic for me. Your Video is costly produced. I love the animations. And the best for me is I learn English with you. Keep on track… I need more before my English is.

@davenwin1973 2 года назад

I'm in Gary Indiana USA, and just paid $3.19/gallon. Most gas stations have locks on the handles, but a few independent gas stations remove the locks, so you must hold the handle everytime. $3.19 is the lowest, but it's been as high as $3.49/gallon , and 87 octane. There are 2 states where people are still not allowed to pump their own gas, and that's Oregon, and New Jersey. Those 2 states still have laws on their books, that ban self service gas stations. In those 2 states, there's an attendant that pumps your gas for you. The attendant handles everything, including payment, whether with cash, or card. As long as you're in line for gas, you're not allowed to get out of your car. Oregon did modify the law in rural counties, during the overnight hours, that does allow people to pump their own gas, as many gas stations don't have enough people working overnights.

@sejtam 2 года назад

I've seen the hold on the card in both Germany and the US (and Malaysia ). IN fact, often they do pre-charge the card with hold amount that is somewhere north of what you expect (so the station can be sure your card won't max out) and then charge the correct amount after the transaction. The real problem I had with out-of-US cards was that the pumps wanted you to enter your ZIP code. which is 5 digits in the US and where I live (.SG) it is 6 digits. Usually entering the first or last 5 digits made it work, but in some cases the card was not recognized and i had to hand it to the cashier before pumping (who would also in most cases would put a hold on what i estimated i needed (and authorize the pump up to that amount only).

@DanielMarz 2 года назад

Been driving for 25 years and NEVER noticed that the pumps have different (or standardized) colors.

@hasse102 2 года назад

In Finland a majority of gas stations are so called "cold stations" without any personel so you can only pay with cards. Even if they have a chashier the first choise by the pump is to pay by card and you have to press a button for permission to pay inside.

@johannesfranck1770 2 года назад

I think one additional difference is that in the us you only have only one or two hoses while in Germany every sort has it’s one hose

@PalmyraSchwarz 2 года назад

That was a very good and detailed video on the topic of refueling. In Germany in the last forty years the petrol stations, which often belong to the chain of a mineral oil company, have switched to selling food as well as petrol and lubricants. So it is desirable that you also go to the shop to pay and maybe buy something else. Allegedly the tenants earn more from the food than from the gasoline. I only know one self-service gas station in my city and I stood like an ox in front of the mountain until I understood how to get my diesel. It was the American method as you described. I usually eat my bratwurst with mustard, but also with ketchup depending on my mood.

@Keelyn1984 2 года назад

Most gas stations are more like franchisees of that mineral oil company. They earn 1-2 Cent per liter of gasoline in normal times. Without the earnings from the shop they wouldn't be able to survive for long.

@MrAnimegucker 2 года назад

also you can use selfpayment at almost every shell if you use the app

@Duconi 2 года назад

As I'm living in one of the 43% of the households in Hamburg that don't have a car at all, everything in the video was new to me and I'm surprised that they are still that similar. But I guess it's not so much different you can do such things. By the way, why not mustard and ketchup?

@bernhardkrickl3567 2 года назад

Hey, good to see Aubrey is back! :) Also, mustard. But with vegetarian sausage. And I've never seen (or at least noticed) different coloured pump handles here in Germany.

@TheRobben98 2 года назад

Well there are some mistakes first, filling diesel in a gasoline car is very hard because the nozzle is much bigger than the one for gasoline second, the labels h2, cng, lpg and lng are not all for hydrogen h2 is hydrogen cng is compressed natural gas lpg is liquified petrol gas (mixed butane and propane) and lng is liquidied natural gas and all of those are for different types of engines

@amasunprime69 2 года назад

There are some smaller Gas Stations in Germany which have the card reader at the pump where you give your card information and then pump, but there fairly rare, most you pay at the counter after pumping

@SpandauJerry 2 года назад

That's what she was telling

@izzypfutzenreuter Год назад

So I’ve lived mostly in Germany, US (NY, CT and CA), The Philippines, and now I’m in Australia Germany - I’ve been to a gas station in Frankfurt that was self-service. I can’t remember where though US - in the states I visited there were all locks. Australia - same as Germany, you have to go pay at the counter. I haven’t figure out yet where the pump’s lock is. The Philippines - this was the best. You don’t have to get out of your car. An attendant will service you and wipe your windshield and rear panel while the gas is pumping. They will also ask of you need to add more pressure to your tyres, and when you pay you can either pay with cash or the attendant will get a POS device and bring it to you so you can pay with card.

@BengtHansves 2 года назад

Petrol prices in Sweden are... HIGHER than in Germany due to taxes - higher VAT. And... The price of diesel is also HIGHER due to the higher taxes of this fuel. Today (21 11 27) 1 l of RON 95 (E10) green handles costs 17,50 SEK (1,75€ - 7,27$ per gallon) and the price of 1 l D - black handeles - is 18,60 SEK (1,86€) E85 with blue handles - which no one buys today is priced about 19 SEK (1,90€) per liter. There are a lot of cheaper unmanned automatic stations in Sweden there you first insert your car and PIN and the fill up. OR - more rare - insert cash in forms of bank-notes before and then fill up. On manned station there are pumps where you first fill up and then go in and pay (in cash och card) There are also fully automatic pumps for cards but no pumps for bank-notes on manned stations

@necrionos 2 года назад

those fully automated gas stations do the same debit card pay first thing. you put the card in the machine enter your pin and authorize a bank withdrawl of up to 50€. after that you fill up your car and when you are finished the actual payment gets removed from your account.

@darkredvan 2 года назад

I am driving cars since 1974. I never ever noticed that the nozzles are of different color at all. I always look for „Benzin , Super or Diesel“. You can not go wrong if you just check the labeling (reading helps to avoid getting the wrong stuff) 😄 Though I always drove different cars (private and corporate ones), gas or diesel, I never chose the wrong nozzle in nearly 50 years. Tip: you easily can smell the difference between gas and diesel. BTW what is the difference waiting at the cashier for people to pay, or waiting at the self service pay point when people from several pumps are waiting to enter their card numbers? In the later case you are in the open, during wind, rain and snow. But you can pay by card, and you do not need to talk to the cashier in his warm and dry shop. 😉

@bunnypeople 2 года назад

In America there is a self service payment kiosk built into every single pump, not just a single one that everyone has to pay at as you described, so there's an obvious advantage there. If people are waiting on you to finish at a pump on a cold day, then they're waiting warm in their cars, so it's a non-issue.

@darkredvan 2 года назад

@@bunnypeople Ok, thanks for the info! 👍

@GeoLuchse 2 года назад

But the thing is, sure people tend to wait a bit longer in a line at the counter, but then they will buy something too ,like a duplo. And the prices there are usually pretty expensive.

@betaich 2 года назад

IN the UK the pumps don't lock was fun refuelling after arriving with a bus full of classmates and having to wait for the bus to be filled up.

@iannelson6062 2 года назад

In the UK I have just paid over £1.50 for diesel,(and I saw £1.72 at a motorway services) that's over 2 of your US dollars. A British gallon is just over 4.5 litres so that's getting on for £7/ gallon. Petrol (gas to you) is cheaper here. Pump handle catches are illegal. Pay-at-the-pump is becoming more widespread especially at Supermarkets. In Greece, all the stations are served by an attendant - fabulous! I don't like hot dogs- too watery, I prefer a good, meaty Cumberland sausage any day.

@clivewilliams3661 Год назад

I have not locked the fuel delivery nozzle in UK or the rest of Europe since 1960's. In UK there are no locking nozzles on any non-commercial vehicle pumps because when it was banned there were occasions when the auto shut off didn't work or where the unattended nozzle fell out of the tank filler and fuel would spill on the ground, which is horrendously dangerous. The only case for locking fuel nozzles is for large trucks that fill with great quantities of diesel, where it would be very uncomfortable to hold the nozzle open for any length of time, also diesel is not quite the explosion/flame risk that petrol/gas/benzene/essence is. There is of course the ever growing concern over pollution from spilt fuel. In UK we have the option at most large filling stations to either 'pay at the pump' or 'pay at the kiosk', which you select before filling. Paying at the pump is restricted to £100, which at today's prices can at times only purchase 50 litres. Yesterday I had to pay at the kiosk because the pump wouldn't accept my points card, which was fortunate because I filled with £106 of fuel. Some French filling stations have drive through kiosks where payment is made on exit that is controlled by a vehicle barrier to prevent drive offs. All the systems described have their merits and I would not say that one is better than the other. One point of interest is that Luxembourg has the biggest filling station I have ever seen, its enormous compared to any other European one. This is because fuel in Luxembourg is cheaper than anywhere else and it sits conveniently between France, Belgium and Germany at the confluence of several trans European motorways/autoroutes/autobahns. It sells 3 types of diesel (truck, regular and super) and 2 types of petrol (regular and super). The choice of pumps is vast and overwhelming.

@BaumInventions 2 года назад

Is there actually a gas satation here in germany wich still sells 91 (normal) Gas? Where i live we just have Super 95 , Super 95(E5 / with up to 5 percent Bioethanol) and Super Plus 98 ... sometimes the Super expensive Shell or Aral 100+ Gas ...

@docugraf 2 года назад

Mit einer Änderung des bundesdeutschen Benzinbleigesetzes am 18. Dezember 1987 wurde bleihaltiges Normalbenzin ab dem 1. Februar 1988 verboten.

@Astrofrank 2 года назад

@@docugraf Bleifreies ist allerdings erlaubt und wurde noch jahrelang verkauft (offiziell, war zum Schluß einfach Super). Mit der Einführung von E10 brauchte man Tanks und Zapfpistolen dafür, das war dann das Ende für Normalbenzin.

@theorganguy 2 года назад

Ketchup is for fries or noodles - hotdogs/sausages always go with mustard

@Raider_MXD 2 года назад

My first refueling attempt in the US ended with me spilling quite a bit of gas because when making the advance payment for the gas I overestimated how much would fit into the tank...

@sparkplug1018 2 года назад

Sorry your first experience was with a broken pump, sucks but it happens sometimes.

@99onthebeach 2 года назад

When I was travelling the US I got quickly useg to the pay first method. When I then filled up at a very small gas station in rural Nevada I was totally confused to not find any payment options at the pump. So I walked in and asked, and it was such an old station that you still pumped first and then walked in to pay, like in Germany. When I came back to the car I found the Sheriff parked on the other side of the pump and he had "stole' it, so I had to move the car to the next pump.

@cirno9356 2 года назад

in germany its usually that you cant fit a diesel filler into a normal fuel tank

@hannecatton2179 2 года назад

Same in Denmark. We register use with our card. When we are finished the amout is deducted from our account.

@Hanmacx 2 года назад

The first thing is to park at the right or left side of the gas station depending on your car

@krischan67 2 года назад

Regarding gasoline, you don't have to worry about the octane values. There's Super, Super E10 and Super plus. Gasoline motors no more than 20 years old can get along well with Super and most of them with Super E10 as well. E10 means that it contains 10% ethenol BTW. Old motors might have a problem with E10, I think because 10% ethanol might damage the tubes and seals.

@sparkplug1018 2 года назад

Doesn't bother the engine much, might need a retune to run E10 but that's about it. E10 is all that's available at most US pumps by the way. Where it hurts those cars is the fuel tank itself. Older cars, typically before 2000 or so had metal tanks and lines, which can start rusting because of the ethanol in the fuel. Pretty much any new car will have plastic tanks and lines which aren't bothered by the ethanol.

@falcotol9299 2 года назад

Wenn die Tankstelle übervoll ist, fährt man den Wagen doch schon um eine Länge nach vorn, damit der nächste schon tanken kann? Oder man bringt einfach ein bisschen Zeit mit. Besser: man tankt am nächsten Tag / an der nächsten Tankstelle. Man sollte ja nicht warten bis der Tank fast leer ist.

@1VaDude Год назад

My wife and I are from the USA and moved over here to Germany last August. It definitely is different. No 'pay at the pump' here - you have to fill your tank and THEN go inside to pay for it. The good thing is that fuel is of higher quality. The "cheapest" gasoline here is 'Super 95' - essentially 90 octane in the USA. What's nice is that you can find straight gasoline (E0 - no ethanol) or E5 and E10. The Germans don't sell the 'el cheapo' 87 octane fuel (which would be 91 or 92 here). Super 95 is the lowest octane blend you will find in Germany. I believe they do this because of the Autobahn. German-spec cars often have smaller engines than US vehicles, many of them with turbochargers. They run hotter and at higher rpms because of the need to accelerate faster in order to get on the Autobahn. They may then operate for hours at much higher speeds. German cars tend to have their ignition timing set a bit farther ahead and have higher compression ratios - two things that don't like lower octane fuel because of pre-ignition "knock" or detonation. Premium fuel is called 'Super 98' - and is the same as 93 octane in the United States. We are here under the Status Of Forces Agreement, so we get a significant discount on fuel if we buy it at an ESSO station with the AAFES card OR purchase it on a military base. As of today, gasoline on the economy is about $6.85 a gallon - roughly $4.20 if we use the AAFES discount card. Fuel costs more over here, but we don't drive nearly as much as we did in the United States. Our US-spec Mazda SUV with a four-cylinder engine runs perfectly on the 'Super 95' German gasoline - and 90 mph on the Autobahn all day long is a piece of cake.

@groenekever 2 года назад

Netherlands no lock by law. I drive on lpg 80 centen a liter, we got loads of self service pumps

@mawen_ 2 года назад

Most gas stations in Germany don't sell any Normalbenzin (91 octane) since afaik 2007. They've replaced it with the Superbenzin E10 (95 octane 10% Ethanol).

@pjschmid2251 2 года назад

I was born in Chicago, I grew up and lived almost my entire life in the Chicagoland area and catchup on a hotdog is generally considered a crime. Although you may not technically be arrested there are plenty of places in Chicago that will refuse to put catchup on a hotdog. So of course my answer is mustard, and only mustard, never catchup on a hotdog (of course onions, pickle relish, etc. etc. are all perfectly fine). Gas prices in my area are ranging between $3.06 a gallon to $3.69 a gallon (I live near both county and state borders so that can cause gas prices to vary widely).

@MichaelAlthauser 2 года назад

This is one of those stupid regional things that I absolutely loathe. If I want ketchup on my hot dog in Chicago, I dang well better get ketchup on my hot dog when I order.

@christaneckermann3704 2 года назад

The question is why you would expect German gas stations being similat to/alike US gas stations?

@bunnypeople 2 года назад

It's the German efficiency stereotype. The American way is in some ways far more efficient, such as being able to pay directly at the pump and not having to waste time going inside to pay. Obviously this isn't true everywhere in the US, nor is it true everywhere in Germany that you can't pay at the pump, but it seems to be generally true.

@ravanpee1325 2 года назад

@@bunnypeople the owners make the money with the items from the shop and not with the gas. So it makese totally sense

@LythaWausW 2 года назад

In our village in NRW we paid 1,81Euro for Super 95 this week. (6.84$ per gallon)

@Astrofrank 2 года назад

Fuel is generally more expensive in NRW than in Bavaria. Coming from Upper-Bavaria, I am always a bit shocked when visiting my parents in South-Westphalia.

@Orgelsolo 2 года назад

From my experience, the nozzle lock does not work properly at all in most countries bordering Germany. It annoys me whenever I am at a gas station in another country.

@super_baum001 2 года назад

Seid ihr schon mal in der Grafschaft Bentheim, Nordhorn gewesen? Ist sehr schön hier!

@captainsnacksparrow8320 2 года назад

Where did you find something lower than ron95 in Europe?

@terjegjertsen6361 2 года назад

middle of Norway 20-26 NOK pr. liter. prices changes atleast once a day

@Nilhad59 2 года назад

About locking of gas pump handles in sweden: "Normal" petrol (E5, E10) works as the german handles, but on E85 pumps there are no locking. The fumes from E85 are, from what I heard from a tech-guy at the petrolstation, more flameable than the fumes from ordinary petrol. You have to hold the handle all the time to prevent a spark from static electricity when you touch the handle again after filling up.

@SpandauJerry 2 года назад

Interessting point

@tillappelhans4985 2 года назад

And the last difference: You can buy beer in pretty much any gas station in Germany. :-)

@michaelwesselmann5133 2 года назад

Hey Aubrey & Donnie, you can't imagine how confused it was for me to refuel when I was in the USA for the first time (1992). Since then I've been to the US over 50 times, but it's still sometimes unusual for me. Somehow it always worked, also with the help of friendly people ;-)

@VinsonMusic 2 года назад

In the northeast USA you usually can’t lock the nozzle open while pumping. Also New Jersey doesn’t allow self service.

@thegeckobrothers 2 года назад

Yes Ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise on the Hotdog Most of the time Born Senf (mustard) on a Bratwurst.

@mlambrechts1 2 года назад

In Belgium, you have to hold on to the lever. It's bc the customer has more control about the amount. In Belgium, you insert your card, then pump the "gas" and drive out.

@Llortnerof 2 года назад

And then drive back to retrieve your card?

@MichaelAlthauser 2 года назад

Usually mustard. Doesn't Germany also have much, much better public transportation that offsets the high cost of gasoline?

@janne_kekalainen 2 года назад

Meanwhile in Finland most stations are "pre-pay" (with credit or debit) self serve and one line might have pay inside possibility. Mobile payment is available on some station chains. Most often the available fuels are: - Diesel, either summer of winter variant depending on the season, - 95 E10 (10% ethanol) aka car gas and - 98 E5 (5% ethanol) aka lawnmower and old car gas. Generally price goes up, though currently diesel is proportionally higher than usual. E85 is available on some stations, though is quite rare. Some stations also sell "Engine Fuel Oil" which is basically just dyed diesel with lower taxes. (Only for farming and other such non-road vehicles.) Using this on road vehicles is illegal and if caught will net a hefty penalty in taxes and fines. (the color also lingers in the tank and can be detected for a long time after using such fuel.)