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Essence & Co: everything you need to know about the app that helps you find petrol near you

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How many times has it happened to you, in the middle of the highway, to notice that your fuel reserve is low ? But the prices of gasoline at motorway service stations are generally higher than elsewhere. And with gasoline prices currently skyrocketing, considering a less expensive alternative may be interesting.

But how do I know where they are the cheapest stations in the surrounding area ? What if an application or service existed to give us a list of nearby places where gasoline is cheaper&nbsp ;? This is the goal sought by Essence & Co: offer this sometimes so crucial service to motorists and two-wheel enthusiasts.

Qu' does Essence & Co ?

Petrol & Co is a mobile application accessible on Android and iOS (and also via web browser) whose goal is to allow its users to locate the gas stations offering the best prices on gasoline. And since the price of gasoline is constantly fluctuating, the idea is to keep these rates updated permanently via the application community.

The idea is therefore simple: save significantly on gas tanks by comparing prices at all stations in your area to find the cheapest ones. The goal is to offer a real-time view of fuel prices thanks to user contributions.

Furthermore, this is a French application: in other words, the database concerning French gas stations is updated regularly. This also implies that the service is a little less provided when you go abroad.

What are the main features of Essence & Co ?

Finding the best prices on fuel

We established it above: Essence & Co aims to find stations and compare fuel prices within a radius around the user. The application thus lists all the stations in the vicinity, according to the filtering chosen by the user.

He can thus choose to select the stations nearby (within a radius of 1 to 50 km), the stations close to his workplace or home, stations accessible during a specific route, or even the desired type of fuel (SP95, SP98, SP95-E10, E85, Diesel, LPG…).

It will be necessary toauthorize access to your smartphone's geolocation in order to benefit from this data. The service is based on your location to offer you the nearest advantageous rates.

Inform the community

If this is the crux of the Essence & Co, it is important to keep in mind that this is a community-driven app. In other words, each user can change the price of fuel at a stationto inform other users. It can also delete a type of fuel if it is out of stock at the chosen station.

It is thanks to this community participation that Essence & Co can keep its services up to date. Be careful though: to be able to modify the information offered in Essence & Co, it will be necessary to create an account on the application.

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Track your savings in real time

When you fill up with gas, enter the money spent on Essence & Co. The app then stores this information in memory to give you an idea of the total savings made over the weeks. A gamification process that will make saving even more addictive.

How to use Essence & Co ?

To install Essence & Co, you must first download the application from the Google Play Store on Android or the App Store on iOS. It is also possible to access the service's features directly from the website provided for this purpose. In other words, there is no need to install the application if you only plan to use it once. Going through a web browser in a sporadic case like this will be enough.

Like many other applications of the genre, Essence & Co is accessible for free. The same goes for the site of the same name. In return, the service displays some advertisements, but these are not too invasive. It is nevertheless possible to remove them by putting your hand in your wallet (€5.99).

Note that it is not necessary to create an account to benefit from the services enabled by Essence & Co. It is indeed possible to skip the login screen when launching the application, but not having an account will make certain features inaccessible. For example, it will not be possible to contribute to the information given by the community on gasoline prices.

Are there alternatives to Essence &amp ; Co ?

Essence & Co is not the only tool to offer a service of this kind. Many consumers are indeed looking for the best prices for gasoline, and the market has opened up over the years to various different offers. There are therefore good alternatives. This is the case of SLMC (Station la moins chère), a completely free application on mobile. Be careful, however, this option is only accessible on Android: no iOS or Web version is offered.

There is also Gasoil/Petrol Now. This mobile application, compatible with both Android and iOS smartphones, provides free access to the cheapest nearby stations. This service stands out by relying solely on the user's geolocation, in order to offer them access to the cheapest stations near their current location. Note that it also works in some countries neighboring France.

Other options like Fuel Flash or Fuelio are also interesting, but offer a slightly less sophisticated interface and fewer options for filtering nearby stations.

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Teilor Stone

Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116