Gas station

300px|thumb|Not all gas stations are for cars only; this one in Stockholm, Sweden is for motor boats

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 


 An interview with architectural historian Jim Draeger about the history of filling stations from Wisconsin Public Television 
 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  — A U.S. government site to report alleged gas price gouging in the United States
 Report: Economics of the Nova Scotia Gasoline Market  
 Shell in the U.S.: Some basic truths about buying gas today 

Category:Fuel
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