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FILLD — Tap a button and get a tank of gas delivered to your car
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@scotthempy @rrhoover Good observation. As you noted with Uber all services gain efficiency with scale. With larger scale, our goal is to eliminate the service fee altogether.
@rrhoover Good question. The American retail gasoline industry is a $560B + industry each year. As @chrisau said, we hope to remove the fee and make this service affordable for all who need to be refueled. We look at the service as one that can improve efficiency and save time for all drivers, as well as improve the efficiency of the gasoline industry (an industry that hasn't seen much revolutionary change in many years)
@rrhoover We plan to scale to locations based on the demand on our waitlist. The model will launch in new limited pilot areas and be able to expand quickly, simply by adding delivery vehicles and employees.
@scotthempy @rrhoover Playing off of Ryan's comment... is this shorting the future until electric cars become commonplace? Curious what you guys think the timeline is for electric overtaking gas. Congrats on launching!
@rrhoover @grosen While we currently only offer gasoline delivery, we intentionally call ourselves on-demand fuel delivery. No matter which alternative fueling direction the automobile industry moves towards, an infrastructure will need to be built out. Whether it's how to recharge your electric car in a public parking lot (not yet equipped with a charging station), or hydrogen powered vehicles like the new Toyota Mirai; we hope to be a part of that infrastructure. We are excited for the day when we will carry and alternative fueling options.
How much is the service fee? Do you see this as a service for people making a time/money tradeoff or are there other reasons to behind the scenes?
@stevesi Currently the service fee is $7.00, but we plan to continually reduce this as our business scales. The average consumer spends about 10 minutes at the pump and fills once a week, adding up to a whole workday over a year. We want this to be a simple decision for the consumer to spend their time the way they want.
Independent of time and timing (they are different), there is avoided mess, eliminated safety risks, and reduced mileage on the customer vehicle.
@stevesi Another benefit to the service is that by removing the need for people to drive a small distance (but collectively significant combined distance) out of their normal route to the gas station, improves overall community efficiency, which brings about environmental benefits and reduces traffic congestion
What would be really cool is if you partnered with one of the OBD-II companies and made this an automatic refill. You'd also know how much the tank needs.
Admittedly very "first world problem", but a cool idea. I don't know if I'd pay for it, but I also don't drive much and can go 2-3 weeks between fill ups. If I had a long commute, I'd consider trying it though.
A related startup in early beta is Lyfeboat "Uber for roadside assistance", but their fuel delivery is more expensive (oriented around emergencies really). http://www.getlyfeboat.com/
@ssnacks good question. Currently we offer 87 octane (regular unleaded). We will be adding the abilities to provided 91 and 89 octane (mid grade and premium grade) soon. We also have been working hard on getting ready for an Android version that should be released in the coming weeks.
This reminds me of one of the best Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes of all time http://itsalwayssunny.wikia.com/...
@kftaylor Great episode and one that I've watched many times in the months we've been working on this service!
Hey Product Hunters - So honored that we get to launch here!
About 6 months ago my gas light came on and I started talking to my wife about how Air Force One can refuel in-flight. Over the course of several months, that idea morphed into an on demand fueling service, Filld. We are excited to announce that as of this morning, you never need to stop for gas again. Just download our app, drop a pin in your location, and get Filld.
We've started our service in the Silicon Valley and will be expanding soon to new locations based on consumer demand. So if you're not in the Silicon Valley, sign up and let us know where you think we should start filling next.
@scotthempy this service is so addicting. I haven't stopped for gas once since clearing the wait list. Great job!
Awesome - I'd definitely try it. One for the FAQ: How do you fill up vehicles in parking garages?
@stevecaldwell Thanks for the support and great question! So long as there is access to the garage, our truck can provide the service. The user's responsibility is in the "additional notes" of an order, to clarify and provide any details needed for entrance and locating the vehicle (e.g. Gate Code: 442, Third Floor, Section 3B)... and make sure the car's gas flap is ajar (if it locks).
@stevecaldwell @scotthempy Did you choose Silicon Valley over San Francisco because of the relative lack of parking garages? On the one hand a city seems perfect for this service since more cars are packed in a smaller area. On the other hand a lot of those cars are tucked away in garages.
@stevecaldwell @calc Good question. We chose the SV to exercise the routing optimization and learn the efficiency of our model. We are planning on expanding to San Francisco soon as well- because yes there are many more cars in more compact area.
For those of you just joining us, Filld was just featured on The Daily Dot this morning! Check it: http://www.dailydot.com/technolo...
A well set service pro
Pros:Custoimized service availability
Cons:Can work on communication
Featured on The Verge - link following
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/1...
The recent Mobile On-Demand Services model is a new frontier that is liberating peoples busy lives and giving back. FILLD gives back a combination of time, safety, avoided mess, and mileage to the users car, and I like it... a lot.
As far as "first world", if we own a car we are probably already there.
We believe that anyone who drives their car to a station, waits in line, and pumps their gas will appreciate the time they liberated and spent with family, friends, or a good book... because they used FILLD.
I like the smell of gasoline way too much to give up going to the gas station.
@jeffrey We provide air fresheners to our users in a variety of scents...
@jeffrey or if you'd rather, our friends at Stinky Candle Company can make your entire home smell like gas!
http://stinkycandlecompany.com/p...
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