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For me it would be not needing to experience the little bit of stress I see when the fuel indicator is edging down to 1/4 tank and wondering when I'm going to s

by bdamm 10y ago

For me it would be not needing to experience the little bit of stress I see when the fuel indicator is edging down to 1/4 tank and wondering when I'm going to squeeze in a trip to the gas station when I'd really rather be somewhere else.

chatmasta 10y ago
Isn't it just as much of annoyance to coordinate two handoffs of your car keys?
- nick007 10y ago
  No need for key handoffs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073211
fryguy 10y ago
Just buy a Tesla and charge it every night :)
- vkou 10y ago
  Instead of having fuel anxiety every two weeks, you'll have it every time your car spends the night outside of your garage.
  - Reason077 10y ago
    If you only need to refuel your gas car every 2 weeks, then you certainly won't need to recharge your Tesla every night.
kamaal 10y ago
Well in that case make sure you have your car parked exactly where they want it parked to be refilled. Else you have to now experience additional stress of getting the car to that place and that falling levels of fuel in your tank at the same time. Its not like they track your car through GPS and show up at the exact place where you are empty.
- BurningFrog 10y ago
  Using GPS seems like a given for a service like this. At a minimum, I should be able to open my Yoshi app and say "My car will be [here] for the next 4 hours. Make sure it gets full".
  - kamaal 10y ago
    I don't think they allow that, from the article: "Rather than delivering “on-demand,” Yoshi users schedule refueling one time, typically at a place of work where they park for hours during the day without needing their vehicle." and "This “set it and forget it” approach allows Yoshi to optimize their delivery routes, explains CEO and co-founder Nick Alexander." I don't think it works like Uber, where you can order for something and get it on demand. You need to tell them where you will be a few days in advance for them to chart our their route to finally reach you. You need to be aware/anticipate that you will run out of gas a few days before and then schedule the refill and keep your car unused for a good few hours.
    - BurningFrog 10y ago
      You know, one could argue I should read the article before opining! That makes much sense for the 1.0 version, but I have to think my GPS vision is on the 2.0 roadmap.
sliverstorm 10y ago
Does it really stress you out that much? The only time low fuel stresses me out is on I-80 when I know for a fact the closest station is a hundred miles away. I also don't get these 40 minute estimates. On one of my little motorbikes I used to fuel up and back on the road in no more than 3 minutes, and my truck doesn't take more than 5-8.
- bdamm 10y ago
  If I stay on my optimized routes I can get from work to home pretty quickly. But if I stray to hit a gas station, I never know when I'm going to end up stuck in a micro-jam that sucks back 10 minutes or more. Each way. And it feels like an hour. First world problems for sure, but I'd happily pay to be rid of that inconvenience. And while they're at it, I'd pay an extra $10 for them to do a quick wash of my car once a month.

by bdamm 10y ago

chatmasta 10y ago

Isn't it just as much of annoyance to coordinate two handoffs of your car keys?

nick007 10y ago
No need for key handoffs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073211

fryguy 10y ago

Just buy a Tesla and charge it every night :)

vkou 10y ago
Instead of having fuel anxiety every two weeks, you'll have it every time your car spends the night outside of your garage.
- Reason077 10y ago
  If you only need to refuel your gas car every 2 weeks, then you certainly won't need to recharge your Tesla every night.

kamaal 10y ago

Well in that case make sure you have your car parked exactly where they want it parked to be refilled. Else you have to now experience additional stress of getting the car to that place and that falling levels of fuel in your tank at the same time. Its not like they track your car through GPS and show up at the exact place where you are empty.

BurningFrog 10y ago
Using GPS seems like a given for a service like this. At a minimum, I should be able to open my Yoshi app and say "My car will be [here] for the next 4 hours. Make sure it gets full".
- kamaal 10y ago
  I don't think they allow that, from the article: "Rather than delivering “on-demand,” Yoshi users schedule refueling one time, typically at a place of work where they park for hours during the day without needing their vehicle." and "This “set it and forget it” approach allows Yoshi to optimize their delivery routes, explains CEO and co-founder Nick Alexander." I don't think it works like Uber, where you can order for something and get it on demand. You need to tell them where you will be a few days in advance for them to chart our their route to finally reach you. You need to be aware/anticipate that you will run out of gas a few days before and then schedule the refill and keep your car unused for a good few hours.
  - BurningFrog 10y ago
    You know, one could argue I should read the article before opining! That makes much sense for the 1.0 version, but I have to think my GPS vision is on the 2.0 roadmap.

sliverstorm 10y ago

Does it really stress you out that much? The only time low fuel stresses me out is on I-80 when I know for a fact the closest station is a hundred miles away. I also don't get these 40 minute estimates. On one of my little motorbikes I used to fuel up and back on the road in no more than 3 minutes, and my truck doesn't take more than 5-8.

bdamm 10y ago
If I stay on my optimized routes I can get from work to home pretty quickly. But if I stray to hit a gas station, I never know when I'm going to end up stuck in a micro-jam that sucks back 10 minutes or more. Each way. And it feels like an hour. First world problems for sure, but I'd happily pay to be rid of that inconvenience. And while they're at it, I'd pay an extra $10 for them to do a quick wash of my car once a month.