How much do you really drive?

How much do you really drive?
by Raffi Krikorian

Apparently a lot more than one thinks! Ever since attaching my Fuelly account to my WattzOn profile, my commuting slice jumped up by almost 2kW! And this seems to be true across the board. We found that most people actually didn’t have a good idea on how much they drive, how efficient their car really is, and how that all ties into the energy usage conversation. But your car knows all that information — in fact, WattzOn is continuously learning from Fuelly users.

That’s why we absolutely love Fuelly, and encourage everybody who is concerned about energy usage and who also drives a car to use it. Learn how much fuel your car uses, understand that number, and own it. You are the only person who can get your total mileage down, and get your car’s efficiency higher (by driving more responsibly and maintaining your car). Sign up for Fuelly, and then link it to your WattzOn account.

Its really easy to link your accounts together. Just drop yourself into your commuting page, click on the “Import driving data from fuelly.com” link, and just type in your username. We’ll fetch your data for you, import it into the system, and start to track it for you.

This really starts to show off the direction that WattzOn is going in — we’re building out the tools to bring in data from other sources on your behalf. We’re gathering your real data, and by providing transparency in where you are using energy, we’re hoping to help further the energy conversation.