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As in "gasoline", it would be "petrol". In the UK, gas means "a chemical in a vapour state". A "gas pedal" is called an "accelerator".

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Petrol is a word which was derived from the longer term, petroleium. Since gasoline is a refined petroleum product, this makes sense, to the British, at least.


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