DALLAS (August 28, 2023) -- GasBuddy today announced that effective immediately, the fuel availability tracker is active for motorists in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina as Tropical Storm, and likely soon-to-be Hurricane Idalia’s projected path progresses toward the state’s Gulf coast. The tracker helps motorists in affected areas find fuel should stations run out.
When hurricane features are activated for an area, GasBuddy’s free app can differentiate stations that have no gasoline, no diesel or no power so that motorists can try other stations. The crowdsourced tracker can be updated by motorists and displays the status for locations that have been reported to GasBuddy. Motorists are encouraged to report the status of any station they see to help others find gasoline or avoid stations with no fuel or power.
“With a major refinery in Louisiana suffering a fire at a storage tank last week and partially shutting down its refinery, fuel supplies in Florida may become challenged by evacuations and exacerbated by a small amount of contaminated gasoline. The path of Idalia also may cut off barges coming from Louisiana refineries to supply much of the state. As a result, I urge motorists not to panic, fuel will continue to flow, and avoid hoarding gasoline, which could make the situation more challenging. In light of this, GasBuddy is erring on the side of caution and activating our fuel availability tracker in case the situation worsens and supplies become constrained.”
IF YOU NEED FUEL: When a motorist is near a station that has no gas, diesel or power, the GasBuddy app will automatically display NO GAS or NO DIESEL or NO POWER icons next to the station on the list screen, and the station will be highlighted in orange on the map screen.
TO REPORT A STATION WITH NO GAS, NO DIESEL, OR NO POWER (2 ways):
Quick Report Button (only enabled if stations in your vicinity are reported without fuel already)
- A quick reporting button —which only appears if you are very close to a station —will prompt you for information. Click on this button to report the gas, diesel and power situation at that station.
Edit Station Detail Page
- At the bottom of the Station Detail page, you can “Suggest Station Edits” and report whether it has gas, diesel or power.
The GasBuddy app is available for download in the iOS and Google Play stores, and the fuel availability tracker is also available onlineGasBuddy petroleum analysts will continue to monitor and provide information on the situation via the @GasBuddy Twitter account.
If you operate stations in the impacted area and would like to update your outage status, contact [email protected] for more information.
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GasBuddy is the leading fuel savings platform providing North American drivers with the most ways to save money on gas. GasBuddy has delivered more than $3.5 billion in cumulative savings to its users through providing real-time gas price information at 150,000+ stations, offering cash back rewards on purchases with brand partners, and through the Pay with GasBuddy™ payments card that offers cents-off per gallon at virtually all gas stations across the US. As one of the most highly-rated apps in the history of the App Store, GasBuddy has been downloaded over 100 million times. Acquired by PDI Technologies in 2021, GasBuddy’s publishing and software businesses enable the world’s leading fuel, convenience, QSR and CPG companies to shorten the distance between the fueling public and their brands. For more information, visit www.gasbuddy.com.