Seems everyone is getting a dose of sticker shock when they pull up to the local gas station to fill up.
With fuel nearing $5 a gallon and well over $1.25 a litre in Canada every little bit can help. Here’s a look at 10 mobile apps that can help save on your fuel costs. There’s a number of options that can help, from Gas company apps with locations and prices, navigation apps providing directions and real time traffic updates, to local search apps.
Waze is the popular, free community navigation app providing users with turn by turn navigation and routing. The free mobile service provides users with a connected community of wazers all sharing information, tips, and drive times. Users have access to real time traffic data and is supported by all major mobile platforms.
PIM tackles the parking headache on a broad scope, providing useful intelligence in the top 300+ American cities and 78 airports in North America. The app can help users locate the most cost effective and closest place to park, saving you time and perhaps fuel by reducing the need for endless circling in your car. PIM is (will be) available for iPhone, Android and Blackberry users. PIM is also available for developers who wish to license the data for use in custom apps.
AAA TripTik Mobile is a GPS-based app with maps showing gas station locations and other points of interest, such as hotels, restaurants and attractions, near a user’s location or any user-specified location. Gas station details include updated prices for all available grades of gasoline. New preference settings allow users to show prices for just their preferred grade and sort stations alphabetically or by distance. Note, a Canadian version if available for iPhone users in Canada, see CAA in the iTunes shop.
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This fabulous service puts real-time drive times and traffic data at your fingertips… a must have if you plan on heading down the Interstate to the airport. Description… FREE app that puts the power to go anywhere in the palm of your hand with real-time traffic and traffic forecasts as well as community traffic and speed trap alerts for roads across the U.S. and Canada. (INRIX on iTunes)
Where widgest provide the user with loads of information at their fingertips, like access to nearby restaurants, hotels, hot spots, and gas stations. The app detects your location and using gas staion locate tool will show you all the stations nearby along with the latest price. Users can optionally provide corrected prices and view the station on a map – Where.com
GasBuddy is a community of users working together to update gas prices.Using the mobiler iPhone app, users have access to locate gas stations, compare prices and find the cheapest gas nearby. On your mobile web browser you can also simply hit Gasbuddytogo for the cheapest fuel near me – http://gasbuddytogo.com
GasHog allows you to enter the odometer reading, the amount of fuel added and the total cost every time you add fuel, and GasHog automatically calculates the fuel economy of your last tank, as well as historical averages. Additionally, GasHog offers tips for improving the fuel economy of your vehicle. The app supports international units, and can report fuel economy in Miles per Gallon (MPG), Liters per 100 Km (L/100km), or Kilometers per Liter (KM/L).
Fleet Tracking With LiveViewGPS
GPS fleet tracking from LiveViewGPS helps business owners keep track of employees driving company vehicles and target inefficiencies that may be driving up fuel use, such as excessive idling, poor driver routing, speeding, and unauthorized vehicle use see www.liveviewgps.com.
ExxonMobil Station Locator App
Available for iPhone and now Android, this app helps users find the nearest Exxon station. Exxon Mobil Fuel Finder" iPhone and iPod touch application provides drivers with real-time maps, driving directions and station information for more than 10,000 Exxon and Mobil retail locations across the continental United States. Exxon Mobil Fuel Finder is a mobile version of its popular online station locator, available since January 2001, at exxonmobilstations.com. App was recently made available for Android
Using the Navteq online map service users can quickly get directions and drive times. Avoid congestion by optimizing your route and by passing road congestion. For commuters, users can setup email alerts providing real time updates and information to help prior to your commute. NAVTEQ provides users with the Traffic.com website making it easy to determine drive times. Using the service (mobile app also) drivers can stay informed of congestion, receive alerts, setup a daily commute schedule and be made aware of alternate routes when required. Users outside of the USA can use the former maps24.com web service which is now powered by Ovi Maps
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Mapquest – MapQuest helps drivers keep an eye on fuel costs and the lowest gas prices within a searched area with tools found at gasprices.mapquest.com. Gas-efficiency Features Include Fuel Cost Calculator, Ways to Improve Gas Consumption and Alternative Fuel Options. To use the gas consumption calculator at the top of the map, drivers must enter their total trip distance, miles per gallon, and the cost per gallon.