Petrol RC Cars (Petrol Remote Controlled Cars) are also known as Gas Powered RC Cars. RC cars use either electricity or fuel as energy source. Cars that use electricity from battery are called


electric cars and they usually use a rechargeable NiCad battery. On the other hand Petrol RC Cars or Gas RC Cars use liquid fuel instead of battery as their energy source. Nitro RC cars, are a specific type of Gas Powered RCs which use a nitromethane-oil mixture as a fuel source hence the name Nitro RCs.