"Scott en Aztlán" wrote in message

>
> So how many European countries have gas prices as low as the United
> States of America? My impression was that high taxes on fuel were one
> common thread that pretty much united all of Western Europe.

http://www.theaa.com/onlinenews/alla.../April2005.doc

(*sigh* - it was previously HTML...)

Using 1GBP=1.88USD and US gallons, Unleaded ranges from $6.50 in Holland and
$6.05 in the UK down to $3.75 in Estonia.

The average for the 24 European countries listed is $5.20. The US is
reported as $1.93.