Gas station - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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:

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

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