I don’t know if the car owners have such experiences. When they went to refuel, they just parked the car, but the gas officer asked you to turn the car around. When they looked, they found that they drove the car to the right side of the gas tank first, but found that their fuel tank port was on the other side.
In fact, it is understandable that car owners cannot figure out the location of the fuel tank port, because not every car has the same fuel tank port.
In the early days, most of the gas ports were placed at the rear of the car. Now it seems that this location is very unscientific and can easily cause an explosion when encountering a rear-end collision. There was no collision safety test at that time. When the engineers arranged the fuel port, they followed the position of the fuel tank and did whatever they wanted.
The gas refueling port was once very casual. Some were placed in the hatch cover at the front of the car, some were placed in the taillights on the rear side of the car, and some were placed in the middle of the car without left or right. With the development of social economy, the safety of automobile collisions has also been paid attention to, and the automobile's gas port was finally chosen to be arranged on the left and right sides of the vehicle body.
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Generally speaking, the fuel tank ports of most German cars are on the right, while the fuel tank ports of many Japanese cars are on the left. Why is there such a difference? It is mainly because of the difference between driving on the left and driving on the right. In Europe, the car drives on the left and the car drives on the right. The United Kingdom, Japan and other countries drive on the right. This brings the following considerations about the location of the gas port:
* Safety first
At the beginning of the birth of the car, there was no professional gas station, and early car gas stations were always on the side of the road. In countries where cars are traveling right, gas stations are generally set on the direct side, and is on the side of the road where cars are coming and going. If the gaserer stands on the left side of the car, it is obviously very dangerous. So the car designer put the gas port on the right and separates the people and traffic, so as to avoid accidents.
Of course, modern gas stations are all independent spaces, and there is no longer any danger caused by traffic flow for those who are refueling.
* Body weight
The engine and steering system will make the overall front of the car heavier. Therefore, most cars will use the rear fuel tank, which means that the fuel tank will be placed under the rear seats. Then, with the driver's weight, the fuel tank can balance the difference, so the fuel tank and the driver are at a diagonal position.
Try to make the driver's weight and the weight of the fuel tank as much as possible to achieve the maximum balance of the body, which is an important factor in the stability of the car body. The driving positions of European and Japanese cars are different, which leads to the fuel tanks of some cars on the left rear side and the fuel tanks of some cars on the right rear side.
* There are no rigid regulations on the setting of the gas port position of
without following the routine, it is OK on the left and right. For product design considerations, the manufacturer will determine the fuel tank position according to the vehicle model design and the distribution of the chassis, so the fuel tank and fuel port position are not fixed.
Plus, the introduction of models from various countries and mutual exchanges and cooperation between car companies, the setting of the gas port position depends on the specific model design. When driving modes are left and right, when different countries conduct vehicle trade, considering that the position of the fuel port is relatively complicated, the original design is generally maintained without making any changes.
Nowadays, the popularity of harbor-style gas stations is equally convenient for refueling regardless of whether the refueling port is on the left or right. In addition, some of the gas outlets are on the left and some of the gas outlets are on the right. In this way, both sides of the gas engine can be refueled, which can improve the efficiency of refueling. Although you can refuel anywhere you park now, it is best to remember the position of your vehicle's gas port to avoid pulling the refueling gun too long.
If you always make mistakes, then the editor will tell you that there will be an arrow in the dashboard of the car to indicate the position of the fuel tank port of the driver. The owners will not remember it wrong again!
