Yandex.Refueling

Yandex.Refueling is a mobile application that allows drivers to quickly pay for gasoline.

Yandex.Refueling application: Interface

Yandex.Money on November 9, 2017 released the Yandex.Refueling application. Now drivers can pay for refueling the car without going to the ticket office and waiting in line. The partners of the project were the MasterCard payment system and the Likard company (a subsidiary of PJSC Lukoil). The app is available for iOS and Android platforms .

Available filling stations

As of November 9, 2017, Moscow gas stations Lukoil are available in the application, in the near future all gas stations of the company will appear - there are 2250 of them throughout the country. According to Avtostat, 46.2% of Russian motorists are refueling on them. It is planned that in the future Yandex.Gas stations will start working at other gas stations.

Opportunities

The service shows the driver the nearest gas station. A person can choose a column, litrage or the amount for which he wants to refuel. You can pay with Yandex.Money, Mastercard or Maestro. Yandex.Refueling can remember map data, so each time you don't have to specify them again. There is no commission in the application - you only need to pay for fuel, while all discounts and special offers apply. And if you add a loyalty card of the Lukoil network to the application, you can save points.

Plans

Next year Yandex.Refueling will work with cards of other payment systems and with Apple Pay. In addition, in the future, a special Yandex.Refueling API will appear, with the help of which any gas station networks will be able to independently connect to the application - you will not need to update software or cash registers at each individual gas station. Speakers at gas stations will gradually be equipped with special QR codes - then drivers do not have to choose a gas station and indicate the column number manually.

Demonstration of the application, November 9, 2017

2023: Connection to the IT system for operators of charging stations "Energy of Moscow"

To Moscow The will launch a single IT system called "Energy," Moscow which will unite all operators charging stations in the capital. This information was shared on September 19, 2023 in his Telegram channel. Department of Transport and Development of Road Transport Infrastructure of Moscow

One of the first to join the system was Yandex the Refueling service. As a result, city charging stations are now integrated with this application. In project "Energy of Moscow" the latest version applications electric vehicles , they can find a suitable station, check the status - free or busy, as well as start and end the charging session. More. here

2021

Transfer of 3,000,000 rubles tips

Drivers transferred 3,000,000 rubles of tips through Yandex Gas Stations - 3.5 months after the launch of this option. The developer announced this on February 16, 2022. More than 2,000 registered gas stations can receive tips from the service. The largest amount that one tanker received in a month is 8639 rubles.

The opportunity to thank for the comfortable refueling appeared in the service in October 2021, and more than 46 thousand drivers managed to use it. At first, tips could be sent only in a separate Yandex Gas Station application, but a little later they were connected to Yandex Maps and Navigator.

Although the option in Refueling is recent, we have already had time to recycle something. We realized that it is not always convenient for drivers to transfer tips after paying for fuel. In the turmoil, when you need to move away from the speaker faster, many simply forgot to click "Send." Therefore, now you can indicate the amount and the refueling agent before refueling at the time of placing the order, - said Roman Prudnikov, head of Yandex refueling.

According to a survey conducted by the service team, drivers most often leave tips for high-quality service, in a good mood or if they were refueled quickly. Moreover, some drivers are ready to do this more often if money can be transferred online. As fewer people carry cash with them.

Yandex Refueling helps drivers in everything related to fuel and gas stations. The service can pay for refueling, compare prices at stations along the route, connect fuel network loyalty programs, order food and leave a tip. All this - without leaving the car. About 8500 gas stations throughout Russia are connected to Gas Stations for February 2022, that is, every third station in Russia. The service is used by more than 1,000,000 motorists, they pay for gas stations there in the amount of more than 5 billion rubles a month^[1].

Launch of free charging stations for electric vehicles

On December 22, 2021, Yandex announced the launch of free charging stations for electric vehicles as part of the Yandex.Refueling service. The first six points are located in the parking lot of the Danilovsky market in Moscow.

The devices were manufactured by Yandex.Refueling's partner, the Russian company Rewatt. Any car owner can charge at an electric gas station for free. To do this, just drive up to the free station and connect the cable to the charging port of the electric car.

Yandex launched free charging stations for electric vehicles

In the future, charging stations will be added to a separate layer of the Yandex application. Gas stations "so that drivers can find out the location of electric stations and whether they are free, as well as build a route to them.

Charging near shopping malls and other places where people spend a lot of time is a good solution. The driver does not need to specifically wait for his electric car to charge. You can spend this time on entertainment, shopping and other things. We started with the Danilovsky market and plan to increase the number of locations, - said the head of Yandex.Refueling Artem Prudnikov.

According to him, electric cars have already become a reality for Russians, and Yandex wants to help their owners quickly find stations and charge conveniently. In addition, the company seeks to support the development of infrastructure in general, this will help popularize more environmentally friendly transport, Prudnikov added.

By the end of December 2021 to the Yandex service. Refueling "connected more than 8 thousand. filling stations throughout Russia. The service is already used by more than 1 million motorists, they pay for fuel there in the amount of more than 5 billion rubles a month. In the segment of electric filling stations, the company plans to cooperate not only with Rewatt, but also with other manufacturers. According to the Avtostat agency, by the end of 2021 there are more than 2 thousand registered electric vehicles in Moscow.

Gasoline in Russia is becoming more expensive due to the Yandex.Refueling service

In early November 2021, Yandex sent letters to gas station owners about raising prices for using its Yandex.Refueling service from December 1, which allows drivers to pay for fuel without leaving the car. Because of this, gas stations are forced to include additional expenses in the price of fuel sold to customers. Read more here.

Turkey Market Entry

The Yandex.Refueling service entered the Turkish market by concluding a cooperation agreement with the local company Opet (developing one of the largest fuel networks in the country). This was announced on September 29, 2021. Read more here.