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  <h1>Google Maps to take into account car type when choosing route, could save you fuel costs<\/h1>\n\n    <div class=\"details\"  style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" ><img class=\"author_img\" alt=\"Author image\" height=\"25\" width=\"25\"\n                         src=\"\/\/cdn.pocket-lint.com\/r\/s\/75x\/assets\/images\/phpjgzvsn.jpg\"\n                         style=\"min-width: 25px;\"\n                         loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"authors\"><a href=\"\/info\/authors\/rik-henderson\"\n                       rel=\"author\">Rik Henderson<\/a>, Senior news editor\n                     <script>\n                        function changeMail(obj, email) {\n                            var splitString = email.split(\"\");\n                            var reverseArray = splitString.reverse();\n                            var emailReversed = reverseArray.join(\"\");\n\n                            obj.href = 'mailto:' + emailReversed;\n                        }\n                    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you can trust Pocket-lint<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <p class=\"first-para\">(Pocket-lint) - Google Maps could soon introduce a new feature that will take into account your vehicle type when choosing a route - specifically when searching for the most fuel-efficient option.<\/p><p>An eco-friendly mode has been offered in the US since the end of 2021, which gives a driver the best route to take to save gas (petrol) or diesel. However, a teardown of the latest beta update by 9to5Google has revealed that a future version of <a href=\"\/apps\/news\/google\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a> Maps will also consider your engine type.<\/p><p>\"New! Get fuel-efficient routes tailored to your vehicle\u2019s engine type. Save more fuel by choosing your engine type,\" it says within the APK.<\/p><p>\"This info helps Maps find the route that will save you the most fuel or energy.\"<div id=\"hub\"><div class=\"content\">    \n       \n<div class=\"article\" data-type=\"News\">\n    <a onclick=\"clickOnLinkTrack('Nativebox','click','https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/apps\/news\/huawei\/160538-petal-search-future-of-search')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/apps\/news\/huawei\/160538-petal-search-future-of-search\" title=\"Experience the future of search with Huawei's Petal Search\" class=\"nativebox-link \" data-id1=\"160538\" data-id2=\"6\" rel target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n    <span class=\"article-thumbnail\">\n        <img src=\"\/\/cdn.pocket-lint.com\/r\/c\/120x120\/assets\/images\/160538-apps-news-experience-the-future-of-search-with-petal-search-image1-rhewuhjdem.jpg\" alt=\"Experience the future of search with Huawei's Petal Search\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\">\n    <\/span>\n    <div class=\"article-info\">\n                <span class=\"article-info-title\">\n                            <span>Experience the future of search with Huawei's Petal Search<\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"article-info-publish\">\n                \n                <span style=\"display: block; margin-top:2px;\"><\/span>\n                By                <span class=\"author\">Pocket-lint Promotion<\/span>\n                \u00b7\n                <time pubdate=\"pubdate\" datetime=\"2022-03-31T11:33:00+01:00\">31 March 2022<\/time>\n                \n            <\/span>\n            <p class=\"article-info-description\">This is a better way to browse the web. <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/p><p>It seems you will be able to select between gas, diesel, electric and hybrid engine options. A found route will then partly based on that information, with the aim to save you fuel or battery range.<\/p><p>This could be vital today, as fuel prices soar and charging infrastructure is still rolling out.<\/p><p>There's no indication yet on when the new feature might be added to the full release of Google Maps, although 9to5Google suggests it's likely \"weeks\" rather than months.<\/p>\n        \n\n        \n                \n                                 <div class=\"writting-authors\" style=\"color: #6e6e6e !important; padding: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                Writing by Rik Henderson.\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n            \n        <div class=\"ads-content ads-content-161906\"\n             style=\"width: 300px;height: 500px;float:  right; min-height: 1000px;\">\n                                                                                                                                \n\n                                                    <div class=\"sticky_parent\"\n                                  style=\"min-height: 650px;\" >\n                                <div class=\"block block-inline  block-mpu-middle-texwt cont-1 init-4 sticky_column23 ad___5\">\n                                    <div width=\"300\" height=\"250\" gallery=\"0\" data-slot=\"mpu\" class=\"streamamp-block\" id=\"Article-Unit5\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                        \n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n    <footer class=\"norewrite nolinks\">\n            <ul class=\"sources\">\n                            <li>Source: Google Maps to offer energy-efficient routes tailored to electric vehicles, hybrids, more -  <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2022\/07\/14\/google-maps-efficient-route-electric-hybrid\/\" >9to5google.com<\/a><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    \n    <div class=\"tags\">\n        <span>Sections<\/span>\n                    <a href=\"\/google\">Google<\/a>\n                    <a href=\"\/apps\">Apps<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/footer>\n\n\n    \n                    <div  class=\"content\" style=\"max-width: 660px; min-height: 340px;\" id=\"taboola-demo-widget_161906\"><\/div>\n\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            \/* TABOOLA *\/\n            window._taboola = window._taboola || [];\n            _taboola.push({mode:'thumbnails-isw', container: 'taboola-demo-widget_161906', placement: 'Infinite scroll widget', target_type: 'mix'});\n            _taboola.push({article:'auto', url: window.location.href});\n\n        <\/script>\n<div class=\"popular\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"extras norewrite nolinks\" id=\"extras_div_161906\" style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n\n    <div class=\"comments\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>button.toggle{width:100%;background:#585858;color:#fff;height:55px;border:0;text-align:center;line-height:55px;cursor:pointer;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase}<\/style>\n\n\n\n<span id=\"im-desktop\"><\/span>\n<span id=\"im-tablet\"><\/span>\n<span id=\"im-mobile\"><\/span>\n\n\n    <script>\n        populateContent(\"\/hub\/popular_box\/Apps\", document.getElementById(\"extras_div_\" + \"161906\"));\n        console.log(\"Populate popular \" + \"extras_div_\" + \"161906\");\n    <\/script>\n","article_id":161906,"url":"\/apps\/news\/google\/161906-google-maps-to-take-into-account-car-type-when-choosing-route-could-save-you-fuel-costs","title":"Google Maps to take into account car type when choosing route, could save you fuel costs","total_ads":1,"super_tag_name":"Apps","author_name":"Rik Henderson"}],"offset":"0","order_by":null}