Europeans seem to be far more comfortable with Pigovian taxes than Americans. Or does it even come up for discussion when people are referencing the retail price at the pump?
It definitely does come up. A common complaint in the UK is that there are two types of tax added to fuel prices; fuel duty and VAT. So you end up paying VAT on the fuel duty you’re paying.
We have had fuel price protests too, sometimes involving blockades by hauliers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_protests_in_the_United_Ki...