Comments on: Save on Gas by Using Your iPhone http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: MaxHedrm http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/#comment-10451 MaxHedrm Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:04:23 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2871#comment-10451 Oh, I forgot, it also quit the first time I launched it, before fully loading. Worked fine the second time though. Oh, I forgot, it also quit the first time I launched it, before fully loading. Worked fine the second time though.

]]> By: MaxHedrm http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/#comment-34295 MaxHedrm Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:04:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2871#comment-34295 Oh, I forgot, it also quit the first time I launched it, before fully loading. Worked fine the second time though. Oh, I forgot, it also quit the first time I launched it, before fully loading. Worked fine the second time though.

]]> By: MaxHedrm http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/#comment-34296 MaxHedrm Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:04:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2871#comment-34296 Oh, I forgot, it also quit the first time I launched it, before fully loading. Worked fine the second time though. Oh, I forgot, it also quit the first time I launched it, before fully loading. Worked fine the second time though.

]]> By: MaxHedrm http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/#comment-10450 MaxHedrm Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:00:38 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2871#comment-10450 Only to an extent. Many will give you instantaneous & average mpg, but they don't keep track of how you are doing behaviorwise. This allows you to monitor what you are doing a bit more easily. That said, I bought it for a buck & it needs improvement. - It seems to require a recalibration after you switch to a different app & back to it. - It never dims the display, which will be rough on the battery. - Ideally (this would require a hardware solution as well - and likely a more expensive app) it should tie into ODBII for throttle & braking info. Only to an extent. Many will give you instantaneous & average mpg, but they don’t keep track of how you are doing behaviorwise. This allows you to monitor what you are doing a bit more easily.

That said, I bought it for a buck & it needs improvement.

– It seems to require a recalibration after you switch to a different app & back to it.

– It never dims the display, which will be rough on the battery.

– Ideally (this would require a hardware solution as well – and likely a more expensive app) it should tie into ODBII for throttle & braking info.

]]> By: MaxHedrm http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/#comment-34293 MaxHedrm Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2871#comment-34293 Only to an extent. Many will give you instantaneous & average mpg, but they don't keep track of how you are doing behaviorwise. This allows you to monitor what you are doing a bit more easily. That said, I bought it for a buck & it needs improvement. - It seems to require a recalibration after you switch to a different app & back to it. - It never dims the display, which will be rough on the battery. - Ideally (this would require a hardware solution as well - and likely a more expensive app) it should tie into ODBII for throttle & braking info. Only to an extent. Many will give you instantaneous & average mpg, but they don’t keep track of how you are doing behaviorwise. This allows you to monitor what you are doing a bit more easily.

That said, I bought it for a buck & it needs improvement.

– It seems to require a recalibration after you switch to a different app & back to it.

– It never dims the display, which will be rough on the battery.

– Ideally (this would require a hardware solution as well – and likely a more expensive app) it should tie into ODBII for throttle & braking info.

]]> By: MaxHedrm http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/#comment-34294 MaxHedrm Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2871#comment-34294 Only to an extent. Many will give you instantaneous & average mpg, but they don't keep track of how you are doing behaviorwise. This allows you to monitor what you are doing a bit more easily. That said, I bought it for a buck & it needs improvement. - It seems to require a recalibration after you switch to a different app & back to it. - It never dims the display, which will be rough on the battery. - Ideally (this would require a hardware solution as well - and likely a more expensive app) it should tie into ODBII for throttle & braking info. Only to an extent. Many will give you instantaneous & average mpg, but they don’t keep track of how you are doing behaviorwise. This allows you to monitor what you are doing a bit more easily.

That said, I bought it for a buck & it needs improvement.

– It seems to require a recalibration after you switch to a different app & back to it.

– It never dims the display, which will be rough on the battery.

– Ideally (this would require a hardware solution as well – and likely a more expensive app) it should tie into ODBII for throttle & braking info.

]]> By: Technology Slice http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/#comment-10449 Technology Slice Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:40:34 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2871#comment-10449 Most cars have trip computers nowadays and they give you all this information. Most cars have trip computers nowadays and they give you all this information.

]]> By: Technology Slice http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/#comment-34291 Technology Slice Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:40:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2871#comment-34291 Most cars have trip computers nowadays and they give you all this information. Most cars have trip computers nowadays and they give you all this information.

]]> By: Technology Slice http://gas2.org/2009/07/09/save-on-gas-by-using-your-iphone/#comment-34292 Technology Slice Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:40:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2871#comment-34292 Most cars have trip computers nowadays and they give you all this information. Most cars have trip computers nowadays and they give you all this information.

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