A gas station, also known as a filling station, fueling station, service station or petrol station is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold are gasoline (petrol) or diesel fuel.
The fuel is dispensed by a gas pump. Some of the different kinds of fuel are:
- Gasoline (petrol)
- Diesel
- CNG
- CGH2
- HCNG
- LPG (GPL)
- LH2
- Ethanol fuel (like E10, E85, E100)
- Biogas
- Biobutanol
- Biodiesel
Many gas stations have a convenience store close to the pumps, to make extra earnings. Some have tunnel car washs.