greenMeter

Eco App of the Week: Green Meter Posted in Lifestyle on 11 Sep 2008

Written by Allison Wahl

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Fuel efficiency is an increasingly important issue, not only for our environment, but for our economy as well. Green Meter is an app that is specifically designed to address these concerns by computing your vehicle’s power and fuel usage as you drive, in order to evaluate how your driving is impacting the environment as well as your pocket. What’s cool is you don’t even need to be driving to be influenced by this app — simply by simulating acceleration by tipping your device forward and backward, you can see the effects of a certain speed range, endowing you with important knowledge on how to be maximally efficient before you even hit the road. Furthermore, the app does not require GPS because it calculates its information over a speed range, so even iPod Touch users can benefit! Finally, what makes this app so awesome are all of the colorful and intuitive displays the app uses to display information regarding your carbon footprint, acceleration, cost efficiency, fuel economy, and more! For anyone concerned about efficient driving, this app is for you — and the price of $5.99 will more than be paid for itself with each gallon of gas that you save!

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