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What came first petrol or diesel?
Petrol came first, as it was more obvious as a use of power than diesel because it was flammable and already in liquid form, yet diesel was discovered as a use of power for engines later. I would say petrol because when they invented cars they made petrol cars and from the chemicals etc. in petrol they invented diesel
What car is best to use electric or petrol?
Petrol
How much petrol a 2000 engine car will use from London to cannes?
how much petrol will a car use (enginne two liters)
Why do people use petrol to run a car?
Because the petrol is the best combustible
What fuel should you use to start a car?
Petrol
What is better to use if you own a car gas or petrol?
I thought gasoline and petrol were the same thing.
Why does a car use more petrol when it has a load on the roof?
Its answer is very simple that a car uses more petrol when it has to overcome more wind resistance.
What fuel does a f1 car use?
110 octane petrol
In terms of friction why does a car use more petrol when it has a load on its roof?
It uses more petrol because of air resistance. Friction pulling the load on the roof which causes the car to use more petrol because of the weight it needs more energy to move around.
Can you use an exhaust from a petrol car on a diesel car?
yes you can, but i wouldn't sudgest it, as the silencers are designed differently.
Who invented petrol and when did he die and when was he born?
It is very nearly impossible to say who "invented" petrol, assuming you mean "gasoline". "Petrol" was the name of a type of gasoline produced around 1870 by a company Carless, Capel & Leonard but it was used as a solvent and not a fuel for automobiles. Various types of refined petroleum products were first produced in the 1600s. The first use of the word "petrol" for gasoline was in the 1890s, but no one person is credited with its development. Actually gasoline was considered to be a waste product. Kerosene was much preferred.
Which metric units would you use to measure the capacities of petrol for a car?
Litres
