For save fuel It is not enough to find the cheapest gasoline, it is also necessary drive the most efficient routesand that’s what the latest feature of Google Maps allows us to do.
Recently Google Maps launched in Europe the ecological routesa new feature that will help us save fueland therefore also money, when we travel, as we will see later.
Use the ecological routes of Google Maps
If we want to save fuel on routes with Google Maps, we need to make sure that the app is going to prioritize eco-routes. To do this, when we calculate a route, we must go to its menu and to ‘route options’ check that the new option is enabled ‘Prioritize fuel-efficient routes. We will also find this option from Settings > Navigation Settings.
Choose your engine type
In order for Google Maps to adjust the ecological routes to our car, we must choose engine typeselecting your our car is petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid. We can select the engine type from the route optionssince the navigation settings or after getting a route by swiping the panel up to find the “Change Engine Type” option.
Select the most efficient route
Once the fuel type has been selected and we have chosen a destination, we only have to tap the route that appears with the icon of a plant leafwhich means it is a ecological road with which we will save fuel. Most of the time this will match the fastest route but sometimes it won’t. Sometimes the greenest route will be the slowest, so we have to mix if to save time or money.
Google Maps, in addition to informing us of the estimated time of the route, will also show us a estimate of the % of fuel we will save if you travel along your route, there are normally very high percentage savings between traveling along one route and another, more ecological route.
For calculate the most efficient routesGoogle Maps takes into account the average fuel or power consumption of vehicles in the area, the altitude level on the route, traffic, and the type of roads (such as local roads or highways).
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