Jun 04
Trip Fuel Cost Calculator
So I was talking with a friend and we were figuring out the amount of money we spend on a commute to see if it is worth buying a new car for the gas savings. I was using Google Maps to determine the distance between locations. So I got the idea to create this little tool to calculate it for me. I’ve been meaning to learn the Google Maps API anyway.
DIRECTIONS: Enter the current cost of fuel, your car’s gas mileage and a start and end address to get an estimate of how much you will spend on fuel for the trip.
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June 27th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
nothing happend; it just stayed grey.
i’m curious to see this work so let me know what i did wrong.
June 27th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
It tends to do that if an invalid address is entered. For example, I live on Hill Mar street, at least that is what my street sign says, but the post office and all the online services list it as Hillmar street. So if I put Hill Mar st, I don’t get results, but if I use Hillmar St. I get results.
You may just want to verify the address you are using on http://maps.google.com.