Fuel pump emoji meaning

The fuel pump emoji is a graphic of a tall, cylindrical machine with a nozzle or spout at the top. The fuel pump is depicted in various shades of grey or silver and is shown with a number of wheels and a streamlined design. The emoji is meant to represent a fuel pump, a device used to dispense gasoline, diesel, or other fuels into vehicles. The fuel pump emoji is often used to express the idea of transportation or travel, and can also be used to represent the idea of fuel consumption or energy usage.

The fuel pump emoji was approved in Unicode 5.2 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026L2/07257