Mapquest adds gas price calculator

by Brad Linder Dec 7th 2007

Mapquest has added a few features to its gas prices page, including a calculator that will let you figure out how much your next road trip will cost you. Mapquest has allowed users to look up gas prices at nearby filling stations since last year, but now you can take the number, plug it into a calculator, enter you car's mileage and get a decent estimate. We know you could do the same calculation in your head, but why waste the brain cells when you don't have to?

Mapquest has also added alternative fuel stations to its listing, making it easy to find a place to fill up with biodiesel, ethanol, compressed natural gas, hydrogen, propane, or liquefied natural gas.

Tags: gas-price-calculator, mapquest

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

kojo87 said 9:32AM on 12-09-2007

you have to enter the price per gallon? that's lame. if you know the price you might as well figure it out yourself.

Spliffdizzle said 11:10AM on 12-09-2007

Sounds cool...

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