minus-squareMightBeAlpharius@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Full tanklinkfedilinkarrow-up11·23 days agoIIRC, the guage running from “very nearly empty” to “almost full” is an intentional thing, weirdly enough. On the upper end, it’s because supposedly people feel better if they fill the tank and the needle doesn’t start going down immediately. On the lower end, it’s to give people an earlier warning that their tank is (very nearly) empty, so they don’t run out of gas on the road. linkfedilink
IIRC, the guage running from “very nearly empty” to “almost full” is an intentional thing, weirdly enough.
On the upper end, it’s because supposedly people feel better if they fill the tank and the needle doesn’t start going down immediately.
On the lower end, it’s to give people an earlier warning that their tank is (very nearly) empty, so they don’t run out of gas on the road.