Hi, I'm one of the founders. Happy to answer any questions!
I can't imagine a $15/month consumer offering working. But I could see a company-sponsored offering to fill up a parking lot full of cars with cheap gas to the employee.
Yoshi (YC S16) launches “set it and forget it” vehicle re-fueling service in SF
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#252These guys should talk to startups like Turo and Getaround. Will be a huge help to the peer-to-peer carsharing companies.
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#253Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no such thing as top tier fuel. Gas is bought off the spot market, just like orange juice. The quality of Arco's product on any given day could be identical to that of Chevron/Shell/more-expensive-name-brand.
There is such a thing as old gas which you don’t want in your car’s engine.
You probably don't want to use fuel that's been sitting in a jerry can for years, but is that concern really applicable to gas stations? Surely even the worst of them would turn over their entire stock in a matter of days, so you'll never be buying particularly old fuel.
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#254Starting a company to make gasoline powered cars MORE convenient is absolutely unethical. Any engineers working on this project should be ashamed for using their skills to make the world a worse place.
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#255We are working on a similar idea in Texas area. You can check us out at http://www.fyuldelivery.com
We are still in the beta stage though and learning a lot from customers.
As someone mentioned, fuel is just the gateway to get into car servicing market.
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#256How do they open your gas tank? I think the most interesting part is their partnership with Firestone... On demand car servicing while you are at work seems like it solves a bigger problem than filling up with gas.
I wonder if there has been a roadblock to that that needs solving. Because replacing auto glass while you're at work has been a thing for a very long time.
Right, most of the time you would meet the technician and unlock your car or hand them the keys until they are done. They don't just walk up to a locked car and replace the glass. I am sure on some care with out and alarm sensor on the windshield they would almost be able to replace the glass without the keys. I am sure that's a rarity though.
I have a friend that works in the industry. I'll bring this up to him and see what he says.
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#257Starting a company to make gasoline powered cars MORE convenient is absolutely unethical. Any engineers working on this project should be ashamed for using their skills to make the world a worse place.
Hi I'm one of the founders. Many people think this upon hearing about the service but the logic is flawed because:
A) It does not consider that we are building more cost effective alternative fuel delivery infrastructure that can help accelerate the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles other than electric such as the Toyota Mirai and Honda FCX Clarity.
B) Does not consider that efficient gasoline delivery can reduce carbon emissions and the number of polluting underground gas station tanks.
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#258How do they open your gas tank? I think the most interesting part is their partnership with Firestone... On demand car servicing while you are at work seems like it solves a bigger problem than filling up with gas.
My girlfriend's new Escape doesn't have a lock on the gap at all. Kinda weird.
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#259Earlier quoted context omitted.
When I was little you pulled into the gas station, and a teenage kid sprinted from the garage, pumped your gas, washed your windows, and checked your oil, took your payment, and you never had to leave your seat.
The past is the present in the great state of New Jersey. Though it's usually a gentleman of indeterminate Asian origin instead of a pimply faced teen. I love not pumping my own gas.
Would love one of these for Minnesota winters.
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#260I've never owned a car in a city as dense as SF or New York so maybe it's different in places like that, but this strikes me as yet another example of the "Uber-For-X" SV startup that doesn't solve any real problem. Stopping by the gas station once a week on my way home is simply not a big enough annoyance for me to subscribe to yet another service. I'm also skeptical of the long-term prospects of this business model…
I can stop for gas, go in for a cup of Starbucks and be back to my car that now has a full tank in less than 5 minutes. Would I pay $15 a month for this even though my normal routine doesn't suck? Maybe. But what about the actual gas cost? That's more important than the $15 subscription fee if the spread is large enough and I'm guessing it is since they have to pay for the drivers, carry some kind of insurance I pres…
If you buy a Starbucks coffee every time at the gas station, doesn't that also add up to $15/month?