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0 pointstgb4y ago0 comments

Google Maps now defaults to that last options (or at least displays it by default, I'm not certain it's always chosen). See here [1] for example. I would be interested in seeing a 3rd party assess how accurate that metric is.

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/06/google-maps-launches-eco-f...

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thepangolino4y ago

I'd like to hear more about how that id computed. In the example given in your link, the eco-friendly route takes longer and seems to have more tuns.

leokennis4y ago

I’m not the expert but I think traveling 5 km but having to come to a full stop every 500 m and then having to accelerate will burn more fuel than driving 6 miles at a continuous pace of 50 km/h.

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0 pointstgb4y ago0 comments

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/06/google-maps-launches-eco-f...

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thepangolino4y ago

I'd like to hear more about how that id computed. In the example given in your link, the eco-friendly route takes longer and seems to have more tuns.

leokennis4y ago

I’m not the expert but I think traveling 5 km but having to come to a full stop every 500 m and then having to accelerate will burn more fuel than driving 6 miles at a continuous pace of 50 km/h.

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