During the self-driving tour, refueling the car is an indispensable part, and in many foreign gas stations, no one provides refueling services, at this time.

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With the improvement of the national economic level, more and more people are going abroad for self-driving tours. During the self-driving tour, refueling the car is an indispensable part, and in many foreign gas stations, no one provides refueling services, so you need to operate the refueling machine yourself. Today's improvement class will introduce to you how to use a tanker and the differences between domestic and foreign oil products in the refined oil industry.

The ones that I didn’t get used to when I first arrived in the United States were the most unfamiliar with everyone’s car speeds (because everyone abides by traffic rules and rarely changes lanes at will), it’s a matter of refueling.

Our domestic gas station is "servant-style". When the car is parked near the gas outlet, staff will come forward to help turn on the oil cover, refuel, tighten the oil cover, and collect money. The driver does not need to get off the car at all during the whole process.

But in the United States, the situation is completely different. Most gas stations are self-service refueling. There is no one serving near the gas guns at the gas station, and everything has to be self-service. There are many interesting experiences.

There are many gas stations in the United States, and they like to gather together. Generally, on the main road of the town or on both sides of the road, each gas station has a tall sign, which clearly states the lowest oil price of this gas station today.

Most areas of the United States have two types of self-service (self) and service (Full), with signs above each oil pump. There will be a price difference when using Full at a gas station with Self. Gas stations in some states are in the same service form as domestically. The specific method of refueling is related to the gas station you choose, and can be divided into three types: fully self-service refueling, semi-self-service refueling and manual service refueling.

US New Jersey (New Jersey) and Oregon (Oregon) and other states for safety reasons, state laws stipulate that they cannot refuel themselves and must be refueled by staff. The oil price is more expensive than other places because the service fee is included in the oil price.

The process of self-service cheering is actually very simple. ① Use the credit card to insert and unplug it once in the notch part of ring 1 (note the direction, generally the magnetic strip is to the right). When the machine has read the credit card information, it will prompt you to pull out the card and then you can refuel.

② Pick up the oil gun (ring 2), and the monitor will prompt you to select the type of oil refueling. Generally, select "Regular" or the button with the smallest number (ring 3). Some tankers do not have buttons, and you need to lift the bracket of the grease gun on the tanker upwards.

③ Point the gun at the fuel tank port, fix the trigger to lock, and start refueling. If you need to fill it up, just select "Fill Up". The handle of the oil gun is a bit heavy, so you have to hold it hard. When the price is about the same, manually release the oil gun (if you don’t know how much oil you need to add, just wait until the oil gun is fully charged and jumps off automatically). Put down the oil gun switch and stop the refueling counting, and the refueling counting display is retained on the monitor.

④ After adding oil, put the oil gun back to its original position (circle 2), and take out the refueling receipt (retrieve tickets from circle 4).

Most of the tankers in the United States are integrated with diesel (Diesel) and gasoline (Gasoline). Be sure to see the types of oil before refueling.

If a gasoline car accidentally adds diesel, do not start the car . Once it is started, it will damage the entire oil circuit system and may even cause the engine to be scrapped. This damage is not within the insurance company's claims.

Since it comes to the topic of cheering up, let’s teach you a few details. There will be such small arrows to the left or right on the fuel gauge in many models of the dashboard. The direction indicated by the arrow is the direction of the model's fuel tank cover.

On the inner lining after the fuel tank cover is opened, many models have set slots for the fuel tank sealing cover. When refueling, the screw cover can be stuck on the fuel tank cover so that the screw cover of the fuel tank will not hang outside the fuel tank.

is almost universal for oil guns (Noozle). If you are using a card to cheer up, you need to wait 2-3 seconds and wait for the display to prompt "Please remove the nozzle" and follow the above method.

The "trigger" under the oil gun is pressed and oiled out, and it stops when it is released. Occasionally, if there is no oil, just put it down and then lift the oil rifle bracket. Some oil guns have a Locking Cover, which is used to lock the "trigger" and free your hands.

Regarding gasoline labels, gasoline at American gas stations is generally divided into four labels: 87,89,91,93. Most people choose "Regular", which is No. 87 gasoline. The low gasoline mark in the United States is because the method used to determine the mark is different from that in China.

gasoline sold in the United States is divided into three levels: 87 ordinary lead-free (Unleaded/Regular), 89 intermediate (Midgrade/Plus) and 91 advanced (Premium).

is the third gasoline in the Washington area of ​​87, 89 and 93. Gasoline with lower octane numbers than plains can be used at high altitudes.

Overseas self-service refueling

US gas stations are diversified, and gas stations are usually very important car supply centers. Some gas stations on the expressway also have star ratings. The gas stations can not only use the toilet, but also have small restaurants. Even if there is no seat, they will serve multiple varieties of coffee. Gas stations of all sizes have self-service coffee machines.

There are many brands of gas stations in the United States, with more than 20 mainstream brands. Gas stations belonging to major oil companies in the world all have outlets in North America, which not only compete for the retail share of refined oil, but also demonstrates the brand. Generally speaking, Shell can squeeze into the top three of the best oil products.

British (Long) Petroleum (BP) has gradually surpassed Exxon (EXXON) in recent years, becoming the world's second largest oil company.

In addition, first-tier brands such as Chevron, Loves, QT, Texaco, Total, etc. are also geographically distributed throughout the United States.

The prices of each gas station will vary depending on the region they are in. Even if two gas stations of the same brand are separated by a street, the prices will be different.

In addition to petroleum brand gas stations, some large stores and member supermarkets also have their own brands. For example, the second largest retailer in the United States, Costco, is second only to Wal-Mart.

Costco is a member-based supermarket, and its gas stations will be sold at 0.2-0.3 US dollars lower than those outside. Many consumers are accustomed to cheering for a certain brand for a long time because after the points of their membership card are accumulated, they can shop directly in large shopping malls like Macy's.

On the other hand, there is no need to say much about China. As state-owned enterprises, Sinopec, CNPC and CNOOC have long monopolized the Chinese market. According to statistics, China's "Three Boats of Oil" currently has 90,000 to 100,000 gas stations, and this number is still growing.

Can't see foreign brand gas stations in China, but can see Chinese gas stations abroad.

In fact, gas stations are also a kind of automobile culture. As early as the 1940s, a bundled sales method of gas stations and convenience stores has appeared.

As we all know, gasoline is a high-risk product. To reduce accidents, all gas station savings are buried underground.

Even so, incidents of gas station explosions caused by improper operations still occur from time to time. This also understands why the domestic gas station industry still requires a large number of employees.

In short, the United States is vast and sparsely populated, and gas stations do not have the conditions to hire service personnel. In densely populated China, the service industry has solved many employment problems in disguise.

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