Target Consumers: People who own an iPhone and want to measure the carbon footprint left by their cars.
Should they buy it? Yes
Why? It pays to be eco-friendly in more than one way. You not only reduce the volume of greenhouse gases emitted in the atmosphere but by efficient fuel consumption, you can also effectively reduce your energy bill. If you are the proud owner of the iPhone, then by simply downloading the greenMeter application you could measure the correlation between your car’s engine power, the carbon emitted from it and the amount of gasoline or diesel used up in the process. The graphical analysis by the greenMeter helps you plan your energy usage while driving your car.
Technical Specifications: Designed by Hunter Research and Technology, the greenMeter utilizes the accelerometer of the iPhone to measure the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. Parameters such as price of fuel, vehicle’s drag coefficient and weight, tires’ rolling resistance, weather conditions needs to be uploaded to the app to produce the graphical analysis of the energy usage of the car.
Pricing & Availability: GreenMeter can be purchased from iTunes for $5.99.
What others are saying? According to Wired:
Thanks to Hunter Research and Technology, budding hypermilers can become iPermilers with an iPhone app that costs less than three gallons of gas.
Source: LA Times