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Keep track of your fuel economy by noting the odometer reading and the volume of fuel purchased each time you fill-up. To calculate your gas mileage, divide the distance travelled between fill-ups by the number of litres purchased.

"While parked, customers can also opt for a gas fill-up, a car wash and other car services via the HotPotato app.

Owners use the card to pay for each fill-up until the credit is exhausted.

Not only does the Hy-Wire use space-age drive-by-wire steering electronics, but it also incorporates a high-pressure 5,000-pound per-square-inch (psi) hydrogen tank that allows it to travel 300 miles on a fill-up of gaseous hydrogen.

Owners simply use the card to pay for each fill-up until the credit is exhausted.

They should accelerate just as well, run quieter, be more reliable, and cruise twice as far oil a fill-up as 2000's showroom queens.

Research indicated that while drivers would happily use such environmentally-friendly vehicles, they would be reluctant to scour town and country in search of suitable fill-up points.

Their positive approach has helped boost requests for water fill-ups, with a seven per cent increase in people asking to be topped up from the tap, even when not buying anything.

The AA's Luke Bosdet said costlier fill-ups mean "many millions of pounds" will not be spent in staycation hotspots like the Lake District, Scotland, Wales and the Yorkshire Dales.

It can generate 90MPGe and can cover up to 480 miles between fill-ups. It features all-wheel drive, X-Mode and Hill Decent Control functions, along with 8.7-inches of ground clearance, an eight-inch infotainment screen, keyless entry, heated front seats and leather upholstery and Subaru's EyeSight safety suite that includes features like emergency braking, lane keep assist and adaptive cruise control.