Anyone who likes to drive a car a lot will be confronted with high prices for petrol and diesel. Google is reacting to the development and integrating a function into Google Maps that allows you to save money by taking a route that uses less fuel. This can also be a good option for electric cars.
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Google Maps introduces navigation to save fuel
Sometimes you just have to take a slightly different route to noticeably save fuel. With the help of artificial intelligence and taking into account many factors, Google is now launching a new route navigation in Germany that will help you… Google Maps suggests a fuel-saving route. You can use the expanded display to see directly based on your route how much fuel and therefore money you would save if you took a different route and how much more time that would take. Google shows how this works in this video:
Google Maps: New function helps save fuel
In the future you will continue to see the gray routes as alternative routes, In addition, a small green leaf is now also displayed, which shows that this route can be driven particularly economically. At the same time, you can also see how much fuel can be saved compared to the other route and whether it would be worth the extra time you might need.
The green leaf shows you the route on which you can save fuel. (Image source: Google)
Since Google Maps monitors and analyzes all traffic in real time, you can also see different routes at different times, even if you actually always have the same destination. If you stick to the route, you can Save a lot of money over the course of the year. Of course, Google also wants to protect the environment and reduce CO2 emissions.
New function now available in Germany
The new function was launched in the USA some time ago and was activated in Google Maps. The function is now also available in Germany. It will appear in Google Maps for all users in the coming weeks when you plan a route. This means that not only will combustion engines save money in the future, but electric cars will also save energy if the most efficient route is taken. In the settings you can Choose between the drive types of your car.
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