What is Gas station?
[[File:Preem Karlskrona.jpg|thumb|Modern gas station, Preem in Karlskrona, [[Sweden]].]] [[File:Petrol Station Pier for Boats in Stockholm.jpg|300px|thumb|Not all gas stations are for [[car]]s only; this one in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] is for motor [[boat]]s]] 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]] [[vehicle]]s. 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]] *[[Compressed natural gas|CNG]] *[[Compressed hydrogen|CGH<sub>2</sub>]] *[[HCNG]] *[[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]] (GPL) *[[Liquid hydrogen|LH<sub>2</sub>]] *[[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 wash]]s. == Other websites == {{commonscat|Petrol stations}} * {{dmoz|Home/Consumer_Information/Automobiles/Fuels/Price_Comparisons/|Gasoline price comparisons}} * [http://www.wpt.org/blog/2007/07/wpt-be-more-tuned-in-podcast.html An interview with architectural historian Jim Draeger about the history of filling stations from Wisconsin Public Television] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610054818/http://www.wpt.org/blog/2007/07/wpt-be-more-tuned-in-podcast.html |date=2011-06-10 }} * [http://www.pei.org Petroleum Equipment Institute] * [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/24/AR2005092400255_pf.html Petrol station cost structure] * [http://www.gassigns.org Gasoline Signs] — Signs and logos of gas stations in the United States * [http://www.danlockton.co.uk/petrol/petrol_intro.html British Petrol Stations] — Design & branding history of filling stations in Great Britain * [http://gaswatch.energy.gov U.S. Department of Energy's Gas Price Watch Hotline] {{Webarchive|u