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Why don't gas stations use plastic drums? Why is the tank still made of plastic?

Why don't gas stations use plastic drums? Why is the tank still made of plastic?

Answer:

Friction between oil and plastic wall is easy to produce static electricity and is difficult to be exported.
Car fuel tanks are metal, glass fiber reinforced plastic, but not plastic. Plastic barrels, non conductive, easy to generate static electricity, once contact with the human body, clothing, etc., will spark, causing burning, very dangerous
Because gas stations use plastic drums to break easily

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