petrol
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What Happens When You Put Aeroplane Fuel In A Normal Car?
It just happened at a petrol station in New Jersey: cars got filled with kerosene after a delivery tank truck mistakenly filled one of the pumps deposits with aeroplane fuel. So what happened next? Did the cars explode in flames? Did they run faster?
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A Wonderfully Simple Explanation Of Oil Price And The Economy
The price of petrol seems to keep changing, but the truth is that the problem isn’t just to do with decreasing oil resources. In fact, the price of the black stuff is linked into our economy in a complex way — and this video beautifully describes what’s going on for those of us lacking an…
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Mitsubishi’s Electric iMiev Drives Into Australia
I’m not much of a petrolhead, but I do like the idea (and the economy) of an all-electric car. Mitsubishi’s just made the all-electric iMiev available for purchase and test drive. Anyone got a spare $53,000 or so they could spare me?
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Behold, The 71-Year-Old Human Gas Guzzler
You’re not supposed to drink gasoline. It’s that toxic liquid gold we use to run our cars and machines, not a beverage option. You just don’t drink it. Period. That is, unless you’re this hardcore Chinese dude.