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petrol.

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Petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.

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In India, a fully electric car generates emissions comparable to a 20 MPG (US gallon) petrol vehicle whereas in Paraguay, using one produces emissions comparable to a 218 MPG petrol vehicle.

They discovered, for instance, that he had attended British National Party and National Front rallies and that, in 1992, he was convicted of attempted violent robbery when he attacked an attendant in a Croydon petrol station.

The third and hardest step was selling their beloved Audi RS2, a specialised version with a Porsche engine that isn't exactly modest on petrol.

He said the move meant that petrol would be 20p a litre less than under plans inherited from Labour, or "£11 less every time you fill up".

Thongs (aka flip-flops) melted and petrol pumps were turned off to stop fuel vaporising.

The Asda reduction means drivers will pay no more than 117.7p a litre for petrol and 121.7p for diesel.

AA spokesman Luke Bosdet said: "Any cut in the price of petrol and diesel is welcome, although the extent to which these lower prices are available is key.

Yorkers such as Bresnan finally produced are tending to become an endangered species: perhaps, like petrol, they are subject to rationing in Antigua.

Rising sales of petrol, as drivers took advantage of its cheaper price, were more than offset by falling purchases in supermarkets, clothing and shoe shops.

Cover it in petrol and throw it on the fire.

In east Belfast, a passing po lice patrol rescued two elderly Protestant sisters when a petrol bomb set their home alight.

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