Earth Comber Locates Alternative Fuels

Written by Hank Green

Wednesday, 01 August 2007

One of the biggest barriers to switching over to new, cleaner fuels is that they're harder to find than good ol' unleaded. It's great if you have a truck that runs on E-85, but what if you want to drive two towns over and don't know where you can get any?

That's where mobile applications like Earth Comber come in handy. The application will run on any web enabled phone or PDA. It's simple and free and it'll let you know where you can find your alternative fuel of choice:

BioDiesel
E85 (Ethanol)
LPG (liquified petroleum gas)
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Hydrogen
Electric (hookups to recharge electric cars and hybrids)

All are mapped into their system. Your phone knows generally where it is, and the application can even tell you how far away the nearest location for each fuel is. Pretty awesome.

See Also:
-GreenScanner-
-Cell Phones Know when Not to Breathe-

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		Hank Green is the founder and chief geek at EcoGeek.org. Aside from being obsessed with saving the planet with technology, he loves to write and make videos. If you want to find out more about him, visit hankgreen.com

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