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Are we really ready for electric vehicles?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 14 Jul 23

Everything is geared towards encouraging drivers to choose electric vehicles at the moment – from the promised/threatened phase-out of internal combustion engines to penalties for driving ‘polluting’ vehicles into cities. The...

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S is For Shortages

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5217) • Northampton, England 10 Oct 21

About a month ago in the United Kingdom there was a small shortage of fuel after a likewise small tanker driver strike. With covid delays backlogging HGV license renewal the press jumped all over this and linked the small...

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Petrol price increase at our side!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 8 Mar 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. Nowadays, everything has become so expensive, particularly fuel. In India, fuel prices have increased much since few months. In metropolitan...

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Electric cars only by 2035 in the U.K?

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5217) • Northampton, England 4 Feb 20

A surprise announcement today by PM Boris! To kick off the build up to COP26, the big global climate change meeting in Glasgow in November,our PM proposed a ban on all new polluting petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2035 as we...

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Are diesel cars popular in your country?

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 27 Jan 19

In India, diesel cars are very popular. This is because diesel is cheaper than petrol and people can save a lot on running costs. However diesel cars cost more to buy than petrol costs. Also over the years the cost difference...

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How much is gas where you live?

DE @DaddyEvil (174208) • United States 7 Jan 19

In the U.S. prices for gasoline/petrol have been declining in the past few weeks. I just filled my tank at $1.70 per gallon. (about $.45 per liter of gasoline) What are you paying for gas for your vehicle...

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When do you fuel up your car

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 22 Sep 18

I usually wait for the needle in my fuel gauge to go below the quarter tank mark before I fill up. I occasionally have run low on fuel, but never been in trouble. When do you refill fuel in your car?

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Shoulda got it yesterday!

Lynn Fowler @lynnief (1203) • Australia 27 Mar 18

I intended to fill the car on my way home from Bible study last night, but had gone past the petrol station before I remembered. Never mind, I thought, I'll fill up in the morning. Bad decision! This morning I found that overnight...

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Smells that make you feel ill

Linda Mansfield (Snowdrop) @sprite1950 (30461) • Corsham, England 2 Mar 18

Most people love the smell of petrol but I detest it because it reminds me of being car sick when I was young. I got over it by the time I was 12 but I still can't bear to smell petrol. We used to go on long car journeys to get...

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My bike ran out of petrol!

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 15 Nov 17

Have you ever run out of gas for your vehicle. I did! My bike has a fuel level indicator and it was low - in the red. I thought I could make it to work and back. Even though there was a petrol bunk on the way, I thought I'd fill...

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Is the UK right in banning fossil fuel cars by 2040?

Martin Foskett @knelstrom (16) • Harlow, England 30 Jul 17

As recently announced the UK government is to ban all fossil fuel cars and vans from the UK highways from 2040, to be replaced by electric alternatives. What impact will this have and how well will the energy supply cope with the...

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Aren't both petrol and water liquid form?

sharay @sharay (2769) • India 26 Aug 16

I don't understand why even in such advanced technological age, we still are not able to transport water intact, each and every time I see a water lorry or a water tanker carrying water, water keeps spilling or pouring out from...

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Activation is done !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 12 Jun 16

Update on my problem with the gift cards that were not activated when they should have been and the receipt says they were..... The supermarket in question have just telephoned me and said that they phoned the card company and...

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Petrol Costs Too High?

Gudheart @gudheart (12659) 5 Apr 16

I find that I spend at least £80 on petrol a month at the moment and that is a lot considering I only work 15 minutes away. I have an automatic which I guess is the main reason it consumes so much petrol but the car is economical...

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Petrol Free On A Courtesy Car Or Not?

Gudheart @gudheart (12659) 16 Dec 15

I had to get a courtesy car today as my Mini (which I named Millie) had to go and get some slight body work done. The courtesy car is also a mini but a sport version and although the car came with 30 liters of petrol, they stated...

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The Elephant In The Room: Gas Prices in the US

Bethie Annie @BethieAnnie (818) • Dayton, Ohio 18 Nov 15

Gas prices have plummeted. The cheapest I have seen was $1.73 USD. I have not seen prices like this in years and years. If you use a gas loyalty card, then it is even cheaper. we are told to expect these lower rates until...

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Who Decides Crude Oil Prices?

Srinivasan S @seenu97dxb (58) • India 8 Nov 15

Does crude oil price get regulated on demand-supply basis across the globe? If a consortium of petroleum exporting nations decide the oil price, then won't they all assemble on same page and ensure that the price does not...

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Falling petrol sales

gljcleeve @gljcleeve (146) 5 Apr 13

It's just been announced that petrol sales in the UK have fallen by 20% in the last 5 years. With the increase in prices and the switch to more efficient, smaller cars and diesel vehicles, does this surprise anyone? Has the same...

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Misuse of gadgets

Kalyni2011 @Kalyni2011 (3496) • India 25 Jan 13

A friend told me that as per his knowledge, there is a syndicate of criminals selling beautiful key holders at Petrol Stations, parks, public places. Some say, they are sales promoters giving out free key holders. He advised me...

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water v/s petrol

loveistheonlytruth @loveistheonlytruth (114) • India 19 Jun 12

i know its weird idea .. but still may be some day water will replace petrol

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