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What is the source of gasoline that cars run on?

Updated: 8/20/2019
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The source is Crude oil.

Gasoline is extracted by heating cude oil and collecting the vapor at a specific temperature. The condensate is gasoline. The process is known as 'Cracking' and may have other chemicals added, to make the process more efficient.

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