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[geoffreycaveney]

@geoffreycaveney
"gas" does not mean fast in this sense. I think you've got into the proverbs here.
Example: "give it gas" is what you say when driving a car, that it should go faster.
I could also say, "give it a go" or "step on it", "give it juice".
Ich könnte auch sagen, "gib mal Stoff" oder "drück auf die Tube", "gib Saft alter"
All three mean exactly the same thing.
Here it says gas, juice, dope and tube and they all stand for fast.
Or simply, go faster.

Since my name is mentioned here, I must clarify that I am relying upon Anton's citation, confirmed by Rene, of the Middle High German word "gas" meaning "quickly, promptly". 
I presume this medieval word and its meaning have nothing to do with gasoline and the phrase "give it gas".
-Geoffrey