- Alternate Routes: This tool offers between three and five alternative route options that may provide a more efficient route or that may lead drivers by gas stations offering lower prices.
- Map Toolbar: Perhaps a lunch-break trip to the convenience store may save the gas it would take to drive there on the way home. The business locator, found on the map toolbar, pinpoints businesses in the searched area pertaining to a specific need or interest.
- Pedestrian Routing: Running those errands can be even easier with simple pedestrian directions from MapQuest. The new nationwide pedestrian mode allows walking travelers to be routed down one-way streets, pedestrian malls, through parks and along designated paths.
- Transit Routing: Additionally, a new rail transit option links the pedestrian mode with public rail transportation routing in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Boston, reaching roughly 90 percent of the nation’s rail ridership.***
“MapQuest updates gas and diesel prices up to seven times a day,” said Ann Koerner, director of consumer products, MapQuest. “We also know many Americans spend upwards of an hour commuting, which makes efficient route planning even more meaningful. MapQuest offers a variety of tools to make the most of driving trips, but also understand alternative means of transportation that may not involve getting in the car at all.”
Fuel Economy
A government site, FuelEconomy.gov, is maintained jointly by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and US Environmental Protection Agency. What are the features (and tips) that the site provides:
- Find and Compare Cars
- 2012 Top 10 Most Efficient Vehicles
- 2012 Best in Class
- 2012 Fuel Economy Guide
- 2012 Electric Vehicles
- Fuel Economy: Where the Energy Goes
Some questions that the site poses and answers:
Fuel Economy Estimates
How are fuel economy ratings determined?
Why does my fuel economy differ from EPA estimates?
What should I do if my fuel economy is excessively low?
Why don't you have ratings for large vans, pickup trucks and SUVs?
How are vehicle size classes defined?
Where can I find more information about Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)?
Do EPA fuel economy estimates account for the use of ethanol blends that are common today?
Fuels and Fuel Prices
Should I use regular or premium gasoline?
Where does gasoline from my local station come from?
Where can I buy E85, biodiesel, or other alternative fuels?
Tax Incentives and Disincentives
What tax incentives are available for alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles?
Environment
How are total annual greenhouse gas emissions estimated?
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