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Really interesting and unique concept. At first I went 'why', but then thinking about it I thought 'why not'. Personally I'd consider using it. My comments/thou

Really interesting and unique concept. At first I went 'why', but then thinking about it I thought 'why not'. Personally I'd consider using it. My comments/thoughts. - I couldn't see a diesel vs. petrol option. This would be important in Europe but not sure about the US. - How do you access my fuel? If I do this I don't want to have to come our and unlock my fuel cap. - Is the service quiet? I can leave my car in the driveway/kerb but I don't want some roaring truck at 6am outside my house. - Price would need to be competitive though I'd happily pay a reasonable premium -say 5-10c per litre. - What services could you bolt on? In the same way petrol stations make their money from the in store shopping, could you compete on petrol price by using it as a loss leader type offer? E.g. Car wash, air fresher etc

elwell 11y ago
Thanks for your feedback/ideas. - We currently offer 87 and 91 octane, and only in West Los Angeles (but of course we hope to expand rapidly) - When you send a request we remind you to make sure the fueling door is unlocked. When that is done is the customer's choice. - The service is very quiet. We don't have loud trucks. Our model is similar to Uber's in that anyone with a car can apply to work with us as a courier. They use their own car and transport fuel with 5-gallon tanks in their trunks. That might sound silly, but it seems to work well so far. - Currently free delivery, but we intend to charge about $5 per delivery - Yes, we have plans for additional services that can be added on.
- greenyoda 11y ago
  You might want to check whether transportation of gasoline this way for commercial purposes is legal under local, state and federal law. Transporting flammable liquids sounds like a kind of activity that would be licensed and regulated.
  - elwell 11y ago
    We've done extensive research into the legality of our processes, and everything seems to be acceptable legally. If we become very successful, we will probably run into issues in the future though (e.g., Uber vs. Taxi unions).

elwell 11y ago

Thanks for your feedback/ideas. - We currently offer 87 and 91 octane, and only in West Los Angeles (but of course we hope to expand rapidly) - When you send a request we remind you to make sure the fueling door is unlocked. When that is done is the customer's choice. - The service is very quiet. We don't have loud trucks. Our model is similar to Uber's in that anyone with a car can apply to work with us as a courier. They use their own car and transport fuel with 5-gallon tanks in their trunks. That might sound silly, but it seems to work well so far. - Currently free delivery, but we intend to charge about $5 per delivery - Yes, we have plans for additional services that can be added on.

greenyoda 11y ago
You might want to check whether transportation of gasoline this way for commercial purposes is legal under local, state and federal law. Transporting flammable liquids sounds like a kind of activity that would be licensed and regulated.
- elwell 11y ago
  We've done extensive research into the legality of our processes, and everything seems to be acceptable legally. If we become very successful, we will probably run into issues in the future though (e.g., Uber vs. Taxi unions).