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There are two stations in my area giving the lowest price. This still the best Widget for finding the cheapest gas.

What’s New in this Version

- Recently granted direct access to GPW database provides faster, more accurate results
- Multi-grade viewing mode allows you to see all the prices applicable to you at a glance
- Gas gauge. Simply input your tank size, average mpg, and tank level to see an estimate� � � of� the cost to fill your tank, the mileage remaining, and a value rating for the selected station calculated with respect to the local average price for the sort grade
- Spotter tab links directly to your spotter page (you must have cookies enabled)
- Vastly improved network efficiency combined with intelligent caching saves bandwidth
- Dramatic improvements to overall stability and robustness
- Re-introduction of grade up/down arrows (single grade mode) and support for up/down keys to change sort grade (both single and multi-grade modes)
- Support for labeling widget instances, so that you can easily tell the difference between prices for stations near “Home” and “Work” or “Yours” and “Your Wife’s” for instance
- Fixes a bug which causes right and left arrow keys to jump to every other station on Intel-based Macs More …