Gasoline Optimizer

Demo

YouTube video is placeholder, real demo is on Loom

Inspiration

I drove here about 8 hours from a Toronto suburb. Experience has given my human brain a good sense of the less expensive places & quantities to fill my gas tank along the way, but a computer can eat this math for breakfast and show you the optimal gas fill route.

What it does

How we built it

React.js for Web, GitHub for version control. Used Google Maps API

Erika Norby joined me until Saturday evening to configure the Google Maps API.

Challenges we ran into

Our original goal to develop on React Native for Android, but neither of us wasn't able to resolve dependency problems. After a couple of fruitless hours, we pivoted to React.

Complex math to fully optimize is not possible without a sophisticated back end, which I didn't have the time to do by myself.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

My first majority-solo hackathon!

What we learned

What's next for Gasoline Optimizer

• Better UX design, e.g. an interface for the current fuel level prompt that looks like a car's gas meter
• Full database of cars
• Support for different octane numbers, diesel, and EV charging
• Expand into other drivable, easy-border-crossing, differing-currency areas outside Canada and USA

Built With

• github
• github-copilot
• google-maps
• open-exchange-rates-api
• react
• visual-studio