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We call it gas.
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Calling it "town gas" or "natural gas" is more accurate and less misleading.
Petroleum gas oil was one of the early "generic" names given to automotive engine fuels by scientists. As always, everyday use meant that it quickly got shortened: in Europe the Brits and Irish adopted the petroleum part of "petroleum gas oil", which naturally got shortened to just petrol. In Canada and the US they adopted the gas oil part, initially naming the fuel gasoline, which naturally got shortened to just gas.
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What do Americans call petrol?
Gasoline
What is the difference between unleaded gas and petrol?
Unleaded gas is petrol. In some countries they call it petrol and in others it is called gasoline or gas.
What is the use of petrol in a vehicle?
petrol ( or gas to the Americans) powers the combustion engines of vehicles.
Why do they call petrol gas in America?
Gas is short for gasoline.
What do England people call a gas station?
Petrol Station !
What do people in England call a gas station?
Petrol Station !
What do the British call gasoline?
As in "gasoline", it would be "petrol". In the UK, gas means "a chemical in a vapour state". A "gas pedal" is called an "accelerator".
What is petrol fuel?
Petrol is the term used for gasoline in some countries, like UK, Australia, New Zealand
Petrol as a gas?
petrol is gas : )
What happens if a gas pipe fractures?
The gas will escape, and if there is a spark, the gas will ignite.(I assume the gas (American) is not what we in Britain call petrol? )
What do we call a place where we take petrol for our car?
In the US, we get gasoline for our car at a gas station. It goes into a gas tank.
What kind of gas does a Rolls-Royce use?
Petrol, unleaded gasoline (whichever you prefer to call it).
