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because when cars were invented they hadent descoverd any alternatives.petrol was the first thing the came too
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Do all cars run on diesel fuel?
No. Only around 1% of US cars run on diesel. Most run on gasoline (petrol) or a mix of gasoline and ethanol.
What kind of fuel do cars run on?
Most passenger cars run on gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel (including biodiesel), or alcohol (including ethanol mixed with gasoline). A few multi-passenger vehicles run on natural gas. Extreme race cars can run on straight alcohol (as do some cars in countries like Brazil). Probably 80% of the cars and pickups run on gasoline and most of the rest on diesel.
What liquid is needed for most cars and trucks to run?
Most common passenger cars run on gasoline. A small minority of cars and most larger trucks run on diesel fuel. In some countries, such as Brazil, a large number of cars run on either a gasoline-ethanol mix or purely on ethanol, as do many racing cars.
What liquid is needed by most cars and trunks to run?
gasoline
What fuel do most cars run on?
The vast majority of passenger cars run on gasoline (petrol) or gasoline mixed with ethanol. Some run on diesel fuel (or biodiesel), which most large trucks and buses use. A small minority of cars are all-electric or hybrid electric. Some buses and trucks run on natural gas.
What are cars called that run on gas?
They are called cars that run on gasoline.
What percentage of cars run on gas?
98% of cars run on gasoline engines.
Why do cars need gasoline?
Cars need gasoline as a fuel to run. This compound is broken down into energy a car can use to run.
What liquid is needed by most cars and trucks to run?
Gasoline is the most commonly used fuel for automobiles. Gasoline has many advantages over other fuels.
Can a car be run on oxygen?
Internal combustion engines, which are what most cars have, do consume oxygen as well as gasoline. In that sense, cars already run on oxygen.
How does oil run cars?
Oil doesn't run cars it lubricates engines. Cars run on gasoline which is refined from oil.
Do cars run on gasoline?
some of them run on gasoline and others on feul. NOTE: I THINK GASOLINE IS EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE...
