While drivers line up at East Coast gas stations after a cyberattack on a major pipeline, GasBuddy is a must-have app to locate the nearest position to refuel.
Earlier wednesday, it became known that GasBuddy would possibly be out of service, according to a message posted on his website.
“We’ll continue to check in the background and, as soon as the site returns, you’ll get the live version,” the message says.
This post was removed from the site on Wednesday afternoon.
GasBuddy allows users to locate the cheapest gasoline costs, but its popularity has grown thanks to a fuel availability tracking tool that helps users locate stations that still have gasoline. Patrick De Haan, head of oil research in fuel economy application, these users can move tracker. gasbuddy. com to learn more about fuel availability.
The GasBuddy app fights under the weight of record traffic to the site. If you want fuel and the app doesn’t work, https://t. co/UhoroZWJJb directly
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Several states in the southeastern United States are experimenting with fuel stations with fuel strands. As of Wednesday afternoon, De Haan said, 28% of north Carolina fuel stations were running out of fuel and more than 17% in Virginia and Georgia.
Operators of colonial pipeline, a main formula that powers the East Coast, had to shut it down on Saturday after a ransomware attack.
Colonial Pipeline said it aims to “substantially” repair the service until the end of the week, which would likely restrict the benefits to the maximum.
Contributor: Nathan Bomey
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