Google Maps recently rolled out so-called “eco-friendly routing,” which suggests routes to users that may take longer or cover further distances, but are more fuel efficient. Now, it will soon suggest specific routes for electric, hybrid and diesel-powered vehicles as well.
“Now, in addition to showing the fastest route, Google Maps will also display the one that’s most fuel efficient, if it doesn’t happen to also be the fastest,” the tech giant said in a statement published last week. “With just a few taps, you can see the relative fuel savings and time difference between the two routes and choose the one that works best for you.”
While eco-friendly routes are suggested in addition to the fastest possible route, users can turn the eco-friendly route suggestions off in the app’s settings. Google Maps introduced eco-friendly routing to its U.S. and Canadian users in October of last year and in March of this year, respectively, but the service will now also be offered to those located in Europe.
Due to the major differences in electric vehicles, hybrids and diesels, Google Maps’ suggested eco-friendly route will differ based on the vehicle type. For example, diesel engines are efficient on the highway when travelling at higher speeds, so diesel vehicles will be routed to highways more often. Electric vehicles and hybrids, by comparison, are typically more efficient in city centers or towns, so those driving these vehicle types may be routed to these areas instead. The vehicle-specific routing is new for the app, with U.S. and Canadian users now also able to select whether their vehicle is gasoline, EV, hybrid or diesel.
Eco-friendly routing in Google Maps began rolling out to nearly 40 countries across Europe on September 7the, 2022.
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What Google maps needs to fix is when researching a travel path and you select 1 of 3 and send it to your phone THEY ONLY SEND that path to your phone and stop sending some other path!
So i get passed all the time by Hybrids doing 90 so good luck with that. I do enjoy watching EVs in limp mode practically get run over on the highway doing 35 MPH in a 70. have fun charging your EV with fossil fuels!
I’m passed often by aggressive hybrid drivers (mostly young Prius owners). I own two hybrids right now (Honda) and get a kick out of getting ridiculously high mileage for mixed city/highway driving. I easily average over 50 with combined driving. Highway driving at speed is much worse with the hybrid and actually isn’t too far off from the 3.0L Duramax. We’re waiting for our new 2023 Sierra and every time we go somewhere my wife (she’s the most eco concerned) says, “I can’t wait until the new truck arrives.”
I ordered a Sierra 1500 July 17th and the dealer placed the order shortly thereafter. At the time it was projected that 2022s were going to be flipped to 2023s before they completed the build-out of 2022 orders and 2023 production was going to start at the end of August. The dealer thought that, without regard for constraints (can’t predict) that the average wait was about 2 months when things were running smoothly for the 2022 production year. She guessed that there would be maybe two months of orders ahead of mine and then two months wait. So, the best guess was delivery in early November to late December. We know startup of one of the plants was delayed a week.
I called the dealer yesterday to touch base on progress and a couple of other vehicles that are listed in their inventory (for others). I found out that the build date for my truck order has been assigned as 9/26 (next Monday). I was surprised. They project a week for the build and then delivery is a crap shoot and might be another six to eight weeks.
I did not order anything that I could get from a dealer LPO because if those items are constrained or unavailable at the time of build assignment they will not assign the date. Basically, all parties must be present before anyone may be seated. But the vehicle is high-end so it has about as much exposure as possible to various constraints for in-built parts.
I’ll keep you posted. Could actually have it by November.