AutoGoogle Maps update could help you further save money and the planetCode spotted inside the app reveals the option to choose between petrol, diesel, electric and hybridWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
AutoGoogle Maps update could help you further save money and the planetCode spotted inside the app reveals the option to choose between petrol, diesel, electric and hybridWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Code spotted inside the app reveals the option to choose between petrol, diesel, electric and hybrid
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Shutterstock)
(Image credit: Shutterstock)
Google Mapscurrently seeks to offer the quickest route to your destination. Soon though, it looks like drivers will also be offered the most energy-efficient route, based on the type of car they have.
Such a feature could, for example, allow for more stop-start traffic in a hybrid or electric car, but prefer to include more motorway cruising if the vehicle uses internal combustion.
The feature comes soon after Google beganadding a money-saving toolfor taking toll road charges into account when creating a route.
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As ever with discoveries like this, we can’t say with absolute certainty that the feature will roll out to all users of Google Maps. But its inclusion in the current beta suggests development is well underway, and all being well it should come to the app later this year.
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