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Gasoline scans

Sensor scans of gasoline

Gasoline was a form of liquid fuel created from refined petroleum. It was composed of complex hydrocarbons including benzene, ethylene, and acetylene. During the 20th and 21st century, it was used to drive internal combustion engines in Earth vehicles until the latter half of the 21st century. (VOY: "The 37's"; ENT: "Carpenter Street")

When Captain Archer and T'Pol time traveled back to 2004, they "borrowed" a parked Dodge Ram and realized it needed gasoline when an icon blinked on the dashboard, reminding them that they'd need currency in that time period. (ENT: "Carpenter Street")

During a trip back in time to Detroit circa 2004, Archer tells T'Pol that Humans had known since the 1970s that Earth's fossil fuel supply was limited. He begins to tell her about a noteworthy event in 2061 related to this issue, but his explanation is interrupted by their mission.

Molotov cocktails used gasoline to generate a fire. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")

Shannon O'Donnel's first visit to Portage Creek, Indiana, on December 27, 2000, was because she was in need of gas, food, and lodging. (VOY: "11:59")

In 2153, after Enterprise's antimatter supply had been stolen by Osaarian pirates, Trip Tucker said that in a month at most they would be "out of gas" when the warp reactor's supply had been exhausted. (ENT: "Anomaly (ENT)")

During the USS Excelsior's encounter with Kang's battle cruiser in 2293 in the Azure Nebula, Tuvok suggested that the ship could emit a modulated positron beam to a subspace frequency to trigger a thermochemical reaction in the nebula's sirillium in order to fashion an escape. Captain Sulu, who was keen on the suggestion, likened it to "tossing a match into a pool of gasoline." (VOY: "Flashback")

The crew of the USS Voyager discovered traces of gasoline mixed in a trail of rust left by a 1936 Ford truck they found adrift in the Delta Quadrant. (VOY: "The 37's")

During a deuterium shortage aboard Voyager in 2374, Tom Paris said that even traveling at one quarter impulse they would be "out of gas inside a week". (VOY: "Demon")

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