Germany is being impacted by cutting of Russian oil imports. So, they have become creative in an attempt to :
- Help people with fuel cost
- Trying to save 21.3 metric tons of carbon emissions
- Measure response to offer – to plan future investments in public transport
They are doing this by cutting the cost of a multi-pass (which covers all public buses, subways and trains) in Germany to 9 euros a month for the summer. This will save folks more than 90 euros a month if they were using public transport. If they weren’t the hope, is they will to start saving on fuel cost, and to give feed back to the government on gaps in the current public transport system.
Sometimes when handed lemons you make lemonade… the reason this information hit me is all the whining I hear from Americans about the cost of fuel, up to 6 dollars a gallon. Instead of being like the Germans who are using this hardship as a chance to test new solutions, and plan for the future – we whine and complain. I’d like to see the US use this as an opportunity to address climate change, the inevitable shortages of fuel in the future, increased mileage requirements for cars, or electric cars… or public transport. Or any solution at all vs complaining that life is changing.
Just in-case you are planning a trip to Germany, even tourist can get the pass – article on details at
Reporting on Plans