Gas station

A gas station, also known as a filling station, fueling station, service station or petrol station is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold are gasoline (petrol) or diesel fuel. The fuel is dispensed by a gas pump. Some of the different kinds of fuel are Gasoline (petrol) Diesel CNG CGH2 HCNG LPG (GPL) LH2 Ethanol fuel (like E10, E85, E100) Biogas Biobutanol Biodiesel Many gas stations have a convenience store close to the pumps, to make extra earnings. Some have tunnel car washs. Other websites Gasoline price comparisons at the Open Directory Project An interview with architectural historian Jim Draeger about the history of filling stations from Wisconsin Public Television Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Petroleum Equipment Institute Petrol station cost structure Gasoline Signs — Signs and logos of gas stations in the United States British Petrol Stations — Design & branding history of filling stations in Great Britain U.S. Department of Energy's Gas Price Watch Hotline Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine — A U.S. government site to report alleged gas price gouging in the United States Report: Economics of the Nova Scotia Gasoline Market Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Shell in the U.S.: Some basic truths about buying gas today Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine